Arthur E. Behrens, a resident of Greenport for 28 years, died Nov. 10 at San Simeon by the Sound nursing home in Greenport. He was 89.
He was born Feb. 3, 1919, in Brooklyn to Arthur and Elizabeth (Bauer) Behrens. After high school, he served in the U.S. Army for four years as a technician, 4th grade.
He married Dorothy Kunzinger on Nov. 1, 1942, at Incarnation Church in Queens Village.
Mr. Behrens worked as a pressman for the Daily News in New York City for 35 years.
In Greenport, he was a member of the seniors club and the bowling league and, according to family, enjoyed fishing, gardening and helping at St, Agnes Church and cemetery.
Predeceased by his wife in January 2008, Mr. Behrens is survived by his children, Jane Ovsen and Thomas, both of Levittown, Arthur, of Massachusetts, Robert, of Greenport, and Raymond, of Riverhead; his sister, Ruth Clancy of Florida; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Family will receive visitors today, Thursday, Nov. 13, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 14, at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport, led by Father Thomas Murray. Interment will follow at St. Agnes Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be sent to San Simeon by the Sound, 61700 Route 48, Greenport, NY 11944.
Obit published in The Suffolk Times Nov 13, 2008.
He was born Feb. 3, 1919, in Brooklyn to Arthur and Elizabeth (Bauer) Behrens. After high school, he served in the U.S. Army for four years as a technician, 4th grade.
He married Dorothy Kunzinger on Nov. 1, 1942, at Incarnation Church in Queens Village.
Mr. Behrens worked as a pressman for the Daily News in New York City for 35 years.
In Greenport, he was a member of the seniors club and the bowling league and, according to family, enjoyed fishing, gardening and helping at St, Agnes Church and cemetery.
Predeceased by his wife in January 2008, Mr. Behrens is survived by his children, Jane Ovsen and Thomas, both of Levittown, Arthur, of Massachusetts, Robert, of Greenport, and Raymond, of Riverhead; his sister, Ruth Clancy of Florida; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Family will receive visitors today, Thursday, Nov. 13, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 14, at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport, led by Father Thomas Murray. Interment will follow at St. Agnes Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be sent to San Simeon by the Sound, 61700 Route 48, Greenport, NY 11944.
Obit published in The Suffolk Times Nov 13, 2008.
Arthur E. Behrens, a resident of Greenport for 28 years, died Nov. 10 at San Simeon by the Sound nursing home in Greenport. He was 89.
He was born Feb. 3, 1919, in Brooklyn to Arthur and Elizabeth (Bauer) Behrens. After high school, he served in the U.S. Army for four years as a technician, 4th grade.
He married Dorothy Kunzinger on Nov. 1, 1942, at Incarnation Church in Queens Village.
Mr. Behrens worked as a pressman for the Daily News in New York City for 35 years.
In Greenport, he was a member of the seniors club and the bowling league and, according to family, enjoyed fishing, gardening and helping at St, Agnes Church and cemetery.
Predeceased by his wife in January 2008, Mr. Behrens is survived by his children, Jane Ovsen and Thomas, both of Levittown, Arthur, of Massachusetts, Robert, of Greenport, and Raymond, of Riverhead; his sister, Ruth Clancy of Florida; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Family will receive visitors today, Thursday, Nov. 13, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 14, at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport, led by Father Thomas Murray. Interment will follow at St. Agnes Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be sent to San Simeon by the Sound, 61700 Route 48, Greenport, NY 11944.
Obit published in The Suffolk Times Nov 13, 2008.
He was born Feb. 3, 1919, in Brooklyn to Arthur and Elizabeth (Bauer) Behrens. After high school, he served in the U.S. Army for four years as a technician, 4th grade.
He married Dorothy Kunzinger on Nov. 1, 1942, at Incarnation Church in Queens Village.
Mr. Behrens worked as a pressman for the Daily News in New York City for 35 years.
In Greenport, he was a member of the seniors club and the bowling league and, according to family, enjoyed fishing, gardening and helping at St, Agnes Church and cemetery.
Predeceased by his wife in January 2008, Mr. Behrens is survived by his children, Jane Ovsen and Thomas, both of Levittown, Arthur, of Massachusetts, Robert, of Greenport, and Raymond, of Riverhead; his sister, Ruth Clancy of Florida; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Family will receive visitors today, Thursday, Nov. 13, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 14, at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport, led by Father Thomas Murray. Interment will follow at St. Agnes Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be sent to San Simeon by the Sound, 61700 Route 48, Greenport, NY 11944.
Obit published in The Suffolk Times Nov 13, 2008.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
