Obituary: Andrew Panken, Firefighter

From the Dorsey Funeral Home

Andrew Joel Panken
“It’s a Beautiful Day”

Andrew Joel Panken of Ossining NY passed away on Sunday December 13, 2020 at his residence in Ossining. Andrew was born in Mt Kisco on May 14, 1993 and is the son of Marc E Panken and Carole Simonetti. He came into this world on a Friday along with his brother Daniel John.

Andrew was born and raised and lived his large life in Ossining. He is a graduate of Ossining High School, Class of 2011 and WCC Class of 2017. He loved his 5 years of Varsity Wrestling, as well as his years playing football, lacrosse and golf while at OHS.

Andrew was a dedicated, active member of the Ossining Fire Department, where he held many positions, most recently as Foreman of Washington Hook & Ladder Co. # 2 (Tower Ladder 42).
He enjoyed his volunteer work at OFD and the brothers and sisters it brought into his life. He so loved his volunteer firefighting, that he aspired to be a full-time firefighter and dedicated the last few years of his life towards that end.

He was a friend to many and his warm, loving smile, generosity of spirit, and his embraces were legendary to all who received them. Andrew lived his short life by the words “It’s a beautiful day”, which were tattooed on his ribs. This would be the first of many tattoos, all added with meaning and love.

Andrew is survived by his parents, his grandmother Rita Simonetti, his brothers Evan (and wife Tianna) and Daniel, his Uncle John and Aunt Marjorie and a large loving family and a wide circle of friends, as well as the love of his life, Zoe Fendrich.

The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Friday at 11:15 AM at St. Augustine RC Church, 381 North Highland Avenue, Ossining NY 10562. The Mass will be live-streamed on the Church’s Facebook page Augustine Saint. His interment will follow at St. Augustine Cemetery and is for family only due to Covid restrictions. Funeral arrangements were handled by Dorsey Funeral Home, Inc.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Village of Ossining Fire Department, 21 Main Street, Ossining, NY 10562, Attention: Scott Gallery (sgallery@ossfire.org) and the memo should read Andrew Panken – Venturing Crew Funding