Alexander Caramanica

Caramanica - Alexander (Alex), 95, husband of the late Phyllis Ann (nee Ross, Oehler), passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Phoenixville, PA with his sons and daughters-in-law at his side. Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late

Patrick and Mary (nee Nofi)

Caramanica. Alex grew up in Port Washington on Long Island in a large, close-knit family. After school, Alex spent nearly 40 years at Grumman Aerospace in Engineering Support, working on programs, such as the Lunar Lander for NASA, and various civilian and military planes, such as the F-14, A-6, and E-2C, and Gulfstream GI and GII. In the 1980's, Alex and Phyllis started a business, Panda Country Primitives, sponsoring Amish crafters and featuring baskets, pottery, and other Americana furnishings, which they continued after retiring and when he and Phyllis moved to Doylestown, PA in 2001, until late 2023. Alex was a long-time resident of Northport, Long Island, where he was a member and Elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Northport, where Alex and Phyllis married June 8, 1974 after the loss of their first spouses. Surviving is his daughter, Donna

Beardsall of Texas; stepson, Ross Oehler; and wife, Jane; stepson, John Oehler; and wife, Margaret, all of Pennsylvania; grandchildren, William

Beardsall, Nikki Lounder, Timothy Beardsall, Miranda Jordan, Shane McDuffy, Harry

Oehler, Todd Oehler, Catie

Oehler, and MacLeod Oehler; and numerous nieces, nephews, and great-grandchildren; and grandnieces and nephews. Alex was predeceased by his siblings, John, Marian,

Rita, Carmella, Lucy, and

Theresa; and his daughter, Wendi McDuffy. A Memorial Service will be held August 17, 2024, at the First Presbyterian Church of Northport (330 Main St., Northport, NY 11768).