Nadine Louise Faber King of Aquebogue – beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend – returned home on May 17, 2014. She was 56.
Nadine was born to Gloria and Gerard Faber in Brooklyn, NY on May 11, 1958 and grew up in Franklin Square, NY. She graduated Sewanhaka High School in 1976 and earned a BA in English Writing Arts from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1980. Nadine married Eugene T. King, Jr. on September 8, 1984.
Nadine most recently worked as an Office Administrator at the Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead and the East End Seaport Museum & Foundation in Greenport.
Nadine was an active member of Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck and loved her perennial gardens, her two dogs-Pepper and Abby; Disney Vacations and above all her family. She led a courageous and inspirational fight against breast cancer for over 12 years.
She is survived by her husband, three children, Jacqueline King-Presant, Kayla King and Daniel King; her parents and a sister, Deirdre Aponte.
Friends were received on May 19 at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Monsignor Joseph W. Staudt celebrated the Liturgy of Christian Burial on May 20 at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church. Interment was in St. Charles R.C. Cemetery in Farmingdale.
Memorials to St. Joseph’s Indian School, Wounded Warrior Project or Little Sisters of the Poor would be appreciated.
