Obituary: Paul J. Agostino of Rye Brook

A funeral service is scheduled for today for Paul Joseph Agostino of Rye Brook, who died Nov. 28, 2012. He was 69.

Mr. Agostino was born June 4, 1943, in Port Chester, the son of Domenic and Margaret Lupo Agostino. He was raised and educated in Port Chester graduating from Port Chester High School in 1962.

He was a retired plumber, having worked for Karnes Plumbing in Port Chester. Mr Agostino and was a member of Local #21 of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union.

He was a longtime member of Mellor Engine & Hose Co. #3 of the Port Chester Fire Department. Mr. Agostino had been the company treasurer and a past Captain.

He is survived by his sisters, Margaret Matturro of White Plains, and Nancy Denyes of Port Chester; his companion Georgia Jesse of Larchmont; niece Lisa Rossi and her husband Julio of West Harrison, and nephew William Matturro and wife Keri of Brewster; great niece and great nephew Juliana and Christian Rossi; stepsons Kevin Gillen and wife Alyssa of White Plains, Daniel Gillen of Boca Raton, Fl., and Peter Gillen Jr. and wife Cecy of Norwalk, Ct.

Mr. Agostino was predeceased by his wife Emilia Noto Agostino in 2005.

Arrangements were handled by Craft Memorial Home Inc. of Port Chester. A Mass of Christian Burial is set for be 9:30 a.m. today, Dec. 1, 2012, at Corpus Christi Church, 136 S. Regent St., Port Chester. Interment is private.

Memorial donations may be made in memory of Mr. Agostino to the Mellor Engine & Hose Co. #3 P.O. Box 575 Port Chester, NY 10573 or to the Hospice and Palliative Care of Westchester, 311 North St., Suite 204 White Plains, NY 10605.