Michael S. Boken of Cutchogue died on July 17, 2016. He was 66 years old.
“Smoke” was born in Greenport on June 24, 1950 to Stanley and Madeline (Tamin) Boken and was a graduate of Greenport High School.
On May 12, 1970, he married the former Mary Ann Malinauskas.
For 31 years, he enjoyed a career with Riverhead Building Supply as a truck driver.
He was an honorary member of the Cutchogue Fire Department and an official at Riverhead Raceway and with the Modified Tour.
Surviving is his wife Mary Ann; children Trisha Boken (Chris Feustel) and Mike Boken (Tara Boken); sister Monica Surozenski of Southold and sister-in-law Susan Malinauskas of Greenport. He was predeceased by siblings Stevan Boken and Susanne Bondarchuk.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 21 from 4 to 8 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Religious services will be held at 5:30 p.m. followed by Cutchogue Fire Department services at 7 p.m. Closing prayers will be held on Friday, July 22 at 10:30 a.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home. Interment will follow at St. Agnes R.C. Cemetery in Greenport.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cutchogue Fire Department Rescue Squad, 260 New Suffolk Road, Cutchogue, New York 11935 would be appreciated.
