Joseph Francis Todd of East Marion died Sunday, June 26, 2016 at home. He was 80 years old and had been battling COPD.
Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from high school in Valley Stream in 1952. He served in the United States Army while studying accounting at Hofstra University’s School of Business, where he was also a tutor. He was honorably discharged in 1956, and completed his studies at Hofstra.
Specializing in logistics for military exchanges, Mr. Todd spent several years in Europe connecting businesses with military families. He retired from Downey Communications where he was responsible for the advertising content of their Military Lifestyle and Military Grocer publications. A long-time Scout Master and leader with the Boy Scouts of America, he loved skiing, sailing, fishing, tennis and golf, and was a member of the Triangle Yacht Club, East Marion Community Association and the American Logistics Association.
He is survived by his sons, Joseph Main and Addison Humes, his daughter Natalie DePaul Todd, granddaughters Katherine, Alexandra and Elizabeth Wilcenski, brothers John Cook, Walter Francis, Michael Patrick and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home, Main Road, Cutchogue. Military honors will be rendered at 10:15 a.m. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church, 14300 Main Road , Mattituck. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Boy Scouts of America.
