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Peter Cerni Obituary

Cerni - Peter D., on January 19, 2026. Beloved son of the late Daniel and Betty Cerni of Bayside, NY. Survived by his first wife, Eugenia Parnassus Cerni; and three children, the

late John Peter Cerni, Danielle

Cerni Verderosa (her husband John and their son, Vincent) and Peter D. Cerni

Jr. (his daughter, Alessandra,

who is the mother of his great-grandchildren, Anthony and Emersyn). Peter is also survived by his second wife, the late Connie Crawford

Cerni; and their daughter,

Courtney Cerni. Cherished by many friends, Frank and Suzanne, Marzano and family, Doug Haynes Joe Saporito, Dan and Christine Fennessy, Frank and Susan Scorto, Clint Pastine, Alan Mintz and the late Allyn

Charpentier, Jeffrey

Charpentier, Ernie Schwartz,

Ron Ingrassia and Vinny

Cirillo. Peter was an avid golfer, who loved to fish and loved his Trotters. An impeccable dresser, who loved to party and a generous great host. Please make donations in Peter's honor to Parkinson's Disease research. We apologize if we omitted any of Peter's relatives or friends.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Newsday from Jan. 23 to Jan. 24, 2026.

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