PETER M. CONNELL of Huntington, NY died April 20, 2017 at the age of 83. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer at the M.A. Connell Funeral Home, which his father, Michael A. Connell established in 1923. After his father died in 1955, he and his younger brother inherited the business, which prompted his enrollment in mortician school. He lived in an apartment above the business with his family until he wed in 1977.