Remembering Jeff Joerger

It saddens me to say that we are mourning the passing of our good Mountaindale friend, Jeff Joerger. Looking back, I realize that I have known him about 30 years. We first met at his amazing antique store on Route 209, 'L'Art Deco.' He had such wonderful stories about all the celebs who were his clientele in the city. You'd never know about his wilder days, based on the quiet, gentle soul we would see as he went about his daily affairs in his landscaping business. His funeral will be held Wed at 11AM. I would like to share his Obit from today's Record & hope that others will write in to share more memories of his life. Condolences to his family,

Barb Schmitt

JEFFREY ANTHONY JOERGER

April 8, 1939 - May 1, 2011

Loving father, grandfather and devoted brother, Jeff Joerger passed on May 1st 2011 from complications related to a stroke. Jeffrey was born on Great Neck Long Island April 8th 1939 to parents Frances Fifi and Edward Joerger.

He moved to New York City after service in the army and an unsuccessful audition with the New York Yankees to which he remarked; Yogi said I just wasn't fast enough for the job. A Brooklyn Dodger fan in his formative years he eventually became an avid Yankee fan till the end.

In New York's Greenwich Village he ran a successful antique store with his partner of 20 years, Suzanne Lipschutz. The shop opened in 1966 and originally located on West 10th Street and Hudson was a magnet for celebrities and musicians of the era including The Lovin' Spoonful, The Association, Frank Serpico, John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

In 1969 Jeff, as president of Food For Love, the food concession of the Woodstock festival in Bethel, NY helped provide the food and drink for the famous event. Jeff and Suzanne, inspired by Woodstock and in an attempt to escape the city for the summers bought the former Bedik Poultry farm in Greenfield Park and transformed a small house on the property into an artistic outpost of bohemian culture dubbed Luke's Farm. Jeff lived on the 110 acre farm for over thirty years working in various industries including local landscape design. He always said of his work I used to grow it, now I mow it.

Jeffrey Joerger is survived by his son, Luke Jude Joerger and wife, Glynis Cotton, their sons, Jude and Griffin; sister, Francesca McNichol and husband, Bill, Susan Joerger and her husband, Franco Zucconi nephew, Timothy McNichol; his loving dog, Saint and numerous friends and colleagues in the Sullivan, Ulster and New York City area. He will be terribly missed by all.

Services will be held Wednesday, May 4th at the Colonial Memorial Funeral Home in Woodbourne, NY, 396 NYS Rt. 52, Woodbourne, NY; 845-434-7363 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with burial following at Glen Wild Cemetery.

JEFFREY ANTHONY JOERGER

April 8, 1939 - May 1, 2011

Loving father, grandfather and devoted brother, Jeff Joerger passed on May 1st 2011 from complications related to a stroke. Jeffrey was born on Great Neck Long Island April 8th 1939 to parents Frances Fifi and Edward Joerger.

He moved to New York City after service in the army and an unsuccessful audition with the New York Yankees to which he remarked; Yogi said I just wasn't fast enough for the job. A Brooklyn Dodger fan in his formative years he eventually became an avid Yankee fan till the end.

In New York's Greenwich Village he ran a successful antique store with his partner of 20 years, Suzanne Lipschutz. The shop opened in 1966 and originally located on West 10th Street and Hudson was a magnet for celebrities and musicians of the era including The Lovin' Spoonful, The Association, Frank Serpico, John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

In 1969 Jeff, as president of Food For Love, the food concession of the Woodstock festival in Bethel, NY helped provide the food and drink for the famous event.

Jeff and Suzanne, inspired by Woodstock and in an attempt to escape the city for the summers bought the former Bedik Poultry farm in Greenfield Park and transformed a small house on the property into an artistic outpost of bohemian culture dubbed Luke's Farm.

Jeff lived on the 110 acre farm for over thirty years working in various industries including local landscape design. He always said of his work I used to grow it, now I mow it.

Jeffrey Joerger is survived by his son, Luke Jude Joerger and wife, Glynis Cotton, their sons, Jude and Griffin; sister, Francesca McNichol and husband, Bill, Susan Joerger and her husband, Franco Zucconi nephew, Timothy McNichol; his loving dog, Saint and numerous friends and colleagues in the Sullivan, Ulster and New York City area. He will be terribly missed by all.

Services will be held Wednesday, May 4th at the Colonial Memorial Funeral Home in Woodbourne, NY, 396 NYS Rt. 52, Woodbourne, NY; 845-434-7363 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with burial following at Glen Wild Cemetery.