Milan Rigel

Milan Rigel of Anderlecht, Belgium, Greenpoint, NY (Brooklyn) , Bayside, NY (Queens), Huntington Station, NY, Newmanstown, PA and most recently Fuquay-Varina, NC passed away on Friday July 11, 2025, at the age of 86. He was born on July 22, 1938 near Brussels, Belgium and immigrated to the USA in 1954. He graduated from the Brooklyn High School of Automotive Trades in 1956 and was then drafted to the army in 1961. He completed basic training in Fort Dix, NJ and then completed service at Fort Huachuca, AZ. He met his late wife Olga at Cresthaven (Dance Club) in Whitestone, NY on August 22, 1970 and 11 months later they would marry on July 3, 1971. He is preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Olga Tina Rigel and his parents Andrew and Mary Rigel. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Olga Mary and Danny Barr, son and daughter-in-law Andrew and Amy Rigel, grandchildren Ryan and Kirsten Barr and Kaitlynn, Kayleigh, Jonathan and Kelsey Anne Rigel as well as his sister Irene and husband Peter Woroby, and nieces Mary Ann Farrell and Christine Popovitch, his sister-in-law Joan and husband Antonio Gangilli, and nieces Maria Hebert and Linda Afonso. After marriage, Milan and Olga moved to Vilno Court, Huntington Station where they raised their family and lived happily for 45 years before moving to Newmanstown, PA. After marriage and children, he studied Mechanical Engineering at SUNY Farmingdale and graduated in 1981. He spent 40 years working as a Mechanical Inspector at some of Long Island’s leading engineering firms, including Leviton, Hazeltine and Frequency Electronics. The family would like to thank Wake Med Hospital (Cary, NC), Peak Rehabilitation Hospital (Apex, NC) and Transitions Life Care (Raleigh, NC) for the care and compassion they showed Milan during his final weeks. Visitation will be at A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home, 1380 New York Avenue, Huntington Station, NY 11746 on Friday July 18 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Family and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass at St. Pius X RC Church, 1 Saint Pius Court, Plainview, NY 11803, on Saturday July 19 at 10:30am. Burial to follow at the Mount St. Mary Cemetery, 172-00 Booth Memorial Ave, Flushing, NY 11365. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in his honor to Dementia Society of America at https://dementiasociety.charityproud.org/donate

Milan Rigel

July 22, 1938 - July 11, 2025