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QUEENS WEEKLY, MARCH 8, 2020
FRANK MOCKLER, THE FORMER OWNER OF
PATRICK’S PUB IN LITTLE NECK, DIES AT 92
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Former Little Neck bar
owner and Long Island resident
Frank Mockler died of
natural causes on Monday,
March 2. He was 92 years
old.
Mockler and his brother
Patrick were the owners of
the eponymous Patrick’s Pub
— located at at 252-12 Northern
Blvd. — from 1966 until
it closed in 2004. For nearly
40 years, the pub served up
classic Irish fare and a great
cup of Irish coffee.
Born in Massachusetts
and raised in Galway, Ireland,
Mockler got an early
start in the restaurant industry.
His daughter Elizabeth
Terzi said that the young
man worked in many of the
local bars and hotels as a
bartender.
At age 18, Mockler came
back to the United States
to serve in the army. While
stationed in Germany for
two years, Terzi said that he
became the top cook for the
army’s officers’ club, a military
based building meant
for off-duty officers.
Following his military
service, Mockler continued
his restaurant career, working
in top establishments in
Manhattan. He also worked
at the 1964 World’s Fair,
where he introduced the
masses to his famous Irish
coffee. The drink would later
become a favorite in his future
bars and restaurants.
“It’s the blend that we
have — a little secret,” said
Mockler on his Irish coffee
back in 2002.
In 1966, he opened Patrick’s
Pub in Little Neck,
which quickly became a
neighborhood favorite. Patrons
were able to enjoy
home cooked favorites like
corned beef, Shepherd’s pie,
black and white pudding and
burgers.
A decade after opening
the pub, Mockler opened the
Harp & Mandolin in Bayside
and with the help of his
brothers Patrick and John,
opened the Claddagh Shop
a few doors down from Patrick’s
Pub.
Terzi said that her father
was also heavily involved in
charity and giving back to
the communities where he
lived and did business. He
helped to raised over $250,000
through events like charity
balls, golf outings and fundraising
brunches.
Mockler was on the board
of the Queens Children’s
Hospital and the Queens
Lighthouse for the Blind and
received honors from the
111th Precinct and the Emerald
Society among other
achievements.
“He was definitely a people
person and he wanted to
extend his goodness to everyone
around him,” Terzi
said.
Mockler is survived by
his three daughters, Bette
Terzi, Patricia Joyce and
Franceen McPoland, four
grandchildren and his partner
Vanessa Park.
Mockler’s wake was
scheduled to be hosted at
Weigand Funeral Home in
Williston Park on March 4
and 5, with visiting hours
scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m.
and 6 to 9 p.m.
His funeral will be at St.
Anne’s in Garden City on
March 6 at 11:15 a.m., followed
by the burial at Holy
Rood Cemetery.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone at (718)
Frank Mockler Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Terzi 260-2583.
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