Maureen Zelvin Dies At 74

Maureen Carroll Zelvin

Maureen Carroll Zelvin of Hampton Bays died at her home on Tuesday, January 31. She was 74.

Ms. Zelvin received her high school diploma from St. Nicholas of Tolentine School and married Arthur Zelvin in 1963; he died in May 2009. The couple had two children. Ms. Zelvin lived the majority of her life in Bronxville until she retired to Hampton Bays where she had spent her summers in previous years.

Ms. Zelvin had an “absolute love of family,” said her son, Captain Lawrence K. Zelvin, USN. “By any standard, my mom exceeded all measure.”

A mother, a sister, a “Mumsey” (grandmother) and a friend, Ms. Zelvin opened her home and heart to friends and family. If someone were in her company more than once, or spent time with her at her home in Hampton Bays, they became part of her extended family. She loved taking the family to the Southampton Bath & Tennis Club and on trips to Walt Disney World. Known by many as the “candy lady,” Ms. Zelvin loved children and often rewarded them with sweets. All she asked for in return was a hug and a kiss.

An actively involved mother, Ms. Zelvin served as the president of the Public School 30 Parent Teacher Association and later was both a board member and president of the Mother’s Association for the Hackley School in Tarrytown. It was at Hackley that she founded the “Tuck Shop”—a snack shop where students could have breakfast or a snack in the afternoon. Ms. Zelvin was often referred to as the “Tuck Shop Lady” and was beloved by many Hackley students because she personally made sure that not one of them would ever have to go hungry during the school day.

“My mother was absolutely one of a kind,” said her daughter, Amy Zelvin Reid. “To know her was to love her and, even if you met her for only a few moments, she would make sure that you felt loved too.”

In addition to her son and daughter, Ms. Zelvin is survived by a son-in-law, Robert J. Reid of Bronxville; and daughter-in-law, Kristen Barletta of Virginia; grandchildren, Victoria, Thomas and Lily; and siblings, Claire, Judy, Joanne and John.

Ms. Zelvin was buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. Memorial donations made to Catholic Charities, www.catholiccharitiesusa.org, would be appreciated by the family.