Anthony Palumbo, Former SCPD Detective From Patchogue, Dies

Anthony Palumbo, a retired Suffolk County Police Department Homicide originally from Patchogue, died on Jan. 3. He was 80.

Palumbo, who lived in Mattituck, is survived by his wife, Diane; children, Lori, Sharon and Anthony Palumbo; sisters, Virginia, Rita Perry, Nancy Mason; and grandchildren, Lorelei, Ryan and Madeline Palumbo.

Friends may call th on Tuesday from 2-4 & 7-9 P.M. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home, 13805 Main Road, Mattituck, New York 11952. Liturgy of Christian Burial, Wednesday at 10:00 A.M., at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church (Opposite Funeral Home). Interment, with U.S. Coast Guard Honors, at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery. Memorial donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made to Maureen's Haven, 28 Lincoln Street, Riverhead, New York 11901. www.defriestgrattan.com.