Dr. John F. Lundie

Obituary

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | February 13, 2026

Dr. John F. Lundie, a former longtime GARDEN CITY resident, passed away on February 6, 2026, after a long battle with Parkinson’s. Dr. Lundie was born on December 15, 1941, to John F. Lundie Sr. and the former Agatha Cleary, in McKeesport PA, and after graduating from McKeesport High School, he matriculated in pre-med studies at Hofstra University, where he was a scholarship student, varsity football and lacrosse athlete, and a member of Crown and Lance fraternity, graduating in 1964. He entered medical school at SUNY Downstate in the autumn of that year and graduated in 1968 followed by an internship and residency program with SUNY Downstate.

In 1970 he volunteered for service in the US Army and after basic training in TEXAS he served as an active-duty medical officer in SOUTH VIETNAM followed by a year at Fort Benjamin Harrison in INDIANAPOLIS, and returned to a surgery residency program at SUNY Downstate in 1972 that included assisting Dr. Sam Kuntz in kidney transplant surgery and Dr. Paul Strong in tumors of the head and neck at Sloan Kettering after discharge from the US Army with the rank of Major in 1972.

In 1976 he opened what would become an active office surgical practice, first in GARDEN CITY and later for many years in MINEOLA where he was a staff member at Winthrop Hospital, now NYU Langone Winthrop, Mercy Medical Center, where he was Chief of Surgery and Director of Medical Education for many years, and Franklin Hospital, now Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Valley Stream, where he also served as Chief of Surgery. He held a membership as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons until his retirement in 2015.

He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Marion E. Lundie née Billitteri, of PATCHOGUE NEW YORK, and by his children: a daughter Elizabeth Peppard, also of PATCHOGUE, two grandchildren, Lieutenant Caroline Peppard, USN, and her husband Lieutenant Ben Brown, USN, of SAN DIEGO CA, and Julia Peppard, of NEW YORK CITY, and three sons, John, a PATCHOGUE resident, Christopher and his wife Maria Esthela Lundie, of FLORAL PARK NY, and James, of SOUTHOLD NY, as well as three siblings, Patricia and her husband Samuel McElhenny of WASHINGTON PA, Timothy Lundie, of COSTA MESA CA, Daniel Lundie and his wife Janet Lundie, of BRENTWOOD, TN and dozens of cousins, nieces and nephews.

A wake is to be held at Robertaccio’s Funeral Home 85 Medford Avenue PATCHOGUE NY from 4pm to 8pm on Thursday February 12th followed by a 10 am Funeral Mass at Mary Immaculate Church Brown’s Lane BELLPORT NEW YORK on Friday February 13th with burial at Calverton National Cemetery CALVERTON NEW YORK.

The grief of an extended family is comforted by memories of his prudent judgment, affectionate sense of humor, and devotion to family life, for whom he was a constant source of love and encouragement. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Independent Group Home Living (IGHL) 1 North Bernstein Boulevard MANORVILLE NEW YORK 11949 or to the American Parkinson Disease Association at support.apdaparkinson.org.

Visitation
Thursday, February 12, 2026
4:00PM - 8:00PM
Robertaccio Funeral Home - Patchogue
85 Medford Avenue (Rt. 112)
Patchogue, NY 11772

Funeral Mass
Friday, February 13, 2026
10:00AM
Mary Immaculate Church
16 Brown's Lane
Bellport, NY 11713

Final Resting Place
Calverton National Cemetery
210 Princeton Blvd
Calverton, NY 11933 

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Originally published February 13, 2026.

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