Fundraiser Started To Help Family Of Man Who Died Unexpectedly

SYOSSET, NY - A fundraising campaign was recently created to help the family of a Syosset man who died unexpectedly recently.

A GoFundMe page was started on behalf of Syosset resident Peter Gschweng, who passed away on Wednesday at 53.

He is survived by his wife, Sherly Gschweng, his daughter, Lauren Gschweng as well as his stepchildren Ben and Jasmyn Chacko.

"Pete was the most loving and caring person," Mia Scelsa, who made the Gschweng Family GoFundMe page, wrote. "From seeing him at soccer tournaments, to making sure he was at every soccer practice, he always lit up the room."

Scelsa started the page to raise money to help the family with the funeral costs. The goal of the page is to raise a total of $3,000.

"Lauren, who is currently 15 is everyone's friend; outgoing, caring, funny, and beautiful," Scelsa wrote on the page. "I can't imagine what her and her family are going through right now, however money should not be something they have to worry about."

As of Tuesday, the page has raised a total of $2,405.

A visitation is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 29 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Beney Funeral Home on 79 Berry Hill Road in Syosset.

On Saturday, Dec. 30 the family will be leaving from the funeral home starting at 10:30 a.m. to Long Island Cremation Company in West Babylon.

For more information, visit the GoFundMe page here.

Photo: GoFundMe.com/Gschweng Family