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John Joseph McFarland

Thu, 10/06/2022 - 08:28

June 28, 1961 - Sept. 16, 2022

John Joseph McFarland, who was affectionately called Johnny Boy, was “the life of any party or gathering,” his family wrote. He loved being around people, loved music — especially Whitney Houston — and was a great dancer, they said.

Mr. McFarland died on Sept. 16 under the care of East End Hospice after a bad fall three weeks earlier. He was 61.

He was born in Southampton on June 28, 1961, to Richard McFarland and the former Nellie Greene. He grew up on Oakview Highway in East Hampton and graduated from East Hampton High School in 1979. He lived here most of his life but had been living in Patchogue in recent years.

Mr. McFarland was a great friend and a devoted uncle who adored his nieces and nephews, his family said. “They gave him a lot of joy.”

A service was held on Tuesday at Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton.

Mr. McFarland’s parents died before him, as did three brothers, Richard McFarland Jr., Randy McFarland, and William (Booby) McFarland, and a nephew, Calvin McFarland Jr. He is survived by two other brothers, Calvin McFarland of East Hampton and Thomas (Frosty) McFarland of Harlem, three sisters, Frances Mabery and Patricia McFarland, both of Riverhead, and Linda Hofacker of Fort Myers, Fla., and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

 

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