Obituaries

Jeanne Krajewski of Southampton Dies at 87

Krajewski co-owned Judge's Restaurant in Hampton Bays with her husband and was a member of the Nine Holers at Southampton Golf Club.

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Jeanne M. Krajewski died peacefully April 8 after a brief battle with cancer. She was 87. 

Krajewski was born on February 28, 1926, the daughter of Mae and Henry Kramer.  She graduated from St. Agnes School in Rockville Center.

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In 1969, she wed Joseph Z. Krajewski. They were married for 44 years until her passing.

She and her husband, Joe, were the proprietors of Judge’s Restaurant in Hampton Bays from 1960-1985, where she enjoyed greeting guests and preparing her famous Judge’s key lime pie, cheesecake, coleslaw and baked stuffed potatoes. 

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Krajewski and her husband belonged to the Southampton Golf Club, where she was a member of the Nine Holers.

She is survived by her husband; her daughter, Stephanie McNamara of Southampton; three grandchildren, Lauren, Luke and Collin McNamara, all of Southampton; three sisters, Dolores Tracy of California, Mae MacKay and Rosemary Lambros of Florida, and a brother, Henry Kramer of North Carolina.  She was predeceased by her son-in-law, Gary McNamara, in 2004.

Visitation took place at O'Connell Funeral Home in Southampton Village April 12. A mass of Christian burial was held at he Basilica Parish of the Sacred Hearts in Southampton Village on April 13, followed by a private cremation at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Center Moriches.


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