Florence Germano, 92

Florence A. Germano, a decades-long East Hampton resident, died at home of kidney disease on April 16. She was 92. 

The eldest of five children, Mrs. Germano was born Faustina Ann Mongelli on Feb. 17, 1924, in Manhattan to the former Marie Nicoletta and Joseph Mongelli. Mrs. Germano, who preferred the nickname Florrie, graduated from Flushing High School in Queens.

On April 1, 1945, she married Erasmo Germano, who was a captain in the New York City Police Department. The couple raised three sons in Flushing. According to one of them, George Germano, during the early years of their marriage his mother worked at what was then the Biltmore Hotel in Manhattan, assisting the general manager. Starting in 1962, the family began spending summers here, and permanently relocated to their house on Stephen Hand’s Path following Mr. Germano’s retirement in 1990. He died in 2011.

Once on the South Fork, Mrs. Germano, a quilter, became a member of the Harbor Quilters Group and enjoyed working with others on joint quilts for local fund-raising projects. Her son said she was a gourmet cook who loved to entertain and also loved to garden, tending flowers and herbs.

Mrs. Germano is survived by her sons: Peter Germano of East Hampton, George Germano of Garden City, and Robert Germano of Syosset. A brother, Robert Mongelli of Flushing, also survives, as do seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral Mass will be said on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton. Burial will follow at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery on Cedar Street.