Joseph F. Singleton of Mattituck died at Kanas Center for Hospice Care on November 21, 2016 after a short illness. He was 80 years old.
Born in Mt. Kisco, New York on April 22, 1936, he was the son of Matthew Francis and Margaret (Clifford) Singleton.
For 50 years, he served the communities and children of Long Island as a superintendent of schools and deputy superintendent of Western Suffolk BOCES.
He was also a longtime parishioner of Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church, where he was a member of the finance committee and also served as a board member of Mercy Haven.
Formerly of Huntington, he has been a Mattituck resident for the past 20 years.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mary Lou (nee Keane); children Joseph F., Jeffrey (Jeannine), James (Natercia), Timothy (Jessica), Christopher (Jennifer); a sister, Eileen and 10 grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, John.
The family received friends on Wednesday, November 23 and Friday, November 25 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, November 26 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church by Monsignor Joseph W. Staudt. Interment followed at St. Patrick’s R.C. Cemetery in Huntington.
Memorial donations to Mercy Haven, 859 Connetquot Avenue, Suite 10, Islip Terrace, New York 11752 www.mercyhaven.org or North Fork Parish Outreach, Post Office Box 584, Greenport, New York 11944 would be appreciated.
