Ralph G. Borsella of Riverhead died on February 25, 2015. He was 69 years old.

He was born on June 10, 1945 in the Bronx to Ralph V. Borsella and Anne Kanwetz.

Borsella served in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1972 as a Machinist’s Mate Third Class and worked as a phone technician, first for NYTelephone and eventually for Verizon.

He is survived by his wife, Angela of Riverhead, son Christopher of Riverhead and brother Gregory of Chester, Massachusetts.

The family will receive visitors from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home on Friday, February 27. A service will be held Saturday, February 28 at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.. Interment will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Center Moriches.

In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to the American Humane Society.