Frances Mary Zambito

Frances Mary Zambito of Laurel, formerly of Kings Park, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026. She was 82 years old.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 24th from 4-8 P.M. at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.

The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, June 25th at 10:00 A.M. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church in Mattituck, officiated by Father Michael Bartholomew.

Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.



Obituary



Frances Mary Zambito of Laurel, formerly of Kings Park, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026. She was 82 years old.

She was born on February 29, 1944 in Huntington, New York to Mary (née May) and George Kollmer. She graduated from Queen of the Rosary Academy High School in Amityville, New York.

On November 5, 1966, in Wyandanch, New York, she married John W. Zambito and together they had four children. In her professional career, she was a bank teller for Bank of New York in Kings Park, New York. She was a member of St. Joseph’s R.C. Church in Kings Park, New York, where she was a Catechist for years.

Frances is survived by her children; John Zambito, Jr. (Amy), Mary Dowling (Edward), Thomas Zambito, Sr. (Kimberly), and Gina Criscuola (Anthony); eleven grandchildren; John III, Emily, Edward Jr., John M., John A., Sofia, Thomas Jr., Matthew, Allyson, Amanda and Andrew; and siblings Sister Maryann Kollmer, Joan Spakouski, George Kollmer, Josephine Kennedy, Margaret Jones and Jane Giordano.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 24th from 4-8 P.M. at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.

The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, June 25th at 10:00 A.M. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church in Mattituck, officiated by Father Michael Bartholomew.

Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.

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