John Theodore Grandefeld, of Eastchester, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 24, according to his obituary.
No information regarding the cause of his death has been given.
Grandefeld was born in New Rochelle and spent summers in his childhood at the Larchmont Shore Club.
“John was a free spirit and an avid athlete,” his obituary reads. “During high school he played soccer, hockey and tennis and always took advantage of all life’s experiences. He loved traveling, hiking, fishing, camping – which was his favorite – and on occasion gold mining in Alaska.”
Grandefeld is survived by his parents, John and Dian Grandefeld; his sister Kristin (Keith) Murray; his brother James (Jessica) Grandefeld; and his five nieces and nephews, Luke and Asha Murray, James, Maggie, and Blake Grandefeld.