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The Bay Shore native raised 3 children in Patchogue and later settled in Mattituck
Longtime Patchogue resident Diane Gail Palumbo, mother of state Sen. Anthony Palumbo, has died. She was 83.
Palumbo died at her Mattituck home on Tuesday, Oct. 13. She lived in Patchogue for many years before moving to the North Fork.
Born Diane Shene on Aug. 4, 1943, in Bay Shore, she was one of three children of Howard and Ellen Shene.
As a teen, she was named past beloved queen of the Southside Triangle No. 134 in Sayville.
She married Anthony Palumbo in Blue Point in 1961, and the couple raised three children in Patchogue. She was a stay-at-home mom whose life centered on her family.
Her husband, a retired Suffolk Police homicide detective, died in January 2019. They had been wed nearly 58 years.
Palumbo is survived by her children, Lori Palumbo, Sharon Palumbo and Anthony Palumbo and his wife, Tracy. She also leaves three grandchildren, Lorelei, Ryan and Madeline Palumbo, and two sisters, Linda Johannessen and Janet Watts and her husband, David.
Her son, a longtime member of the Suffolk County Republican Committee, represents the East End in the state Senate.
Services for Diane Gail Palumbo
Visitation is set for Sunday, Oct. 25, from 2-6 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home, located at 13805 Main Road in Mattituck.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel, located at 14300 Main Road in Mattituck. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
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