pGordon W. Marselis ,73, Brown Road , Brownville , passed away Friday,April 1 at the Hospice House of Jefferson County in Watertown./ppBorn on August 23,1942 in Ogdensburg, N.Y. the son of J. Wesley and Marjorie Aldrich Marselis. He graduated from General Brown Central High School in 1961. After leaving school he entered the Navy Reserves from 1961-1965./ppHe married Linda Patrick on August 17,1963./ppGordon worked for Marine Midland Bank for 28 years.He then accepted a position as Vice President at the Central National Bank, Canajoharie,N.Y. He retired in 1998. After retiring he and his wife moved to The Villages in Florida.They recently moved back to Brownville due to his ill health./ppHe was a former member of the Lions Club, Rotary and March of Dimes./ppGordon enjoyed boating on the St. Lawrence River,golfing ,spending time with his dog Libby and smoking his favorite cigars./ppSurviving are his wife Linda; a daughter, Julee Petersen, Watertown;a son and his wife, Greg and Julia Marselis, Sackets Harbor; a brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Trudy Marselis; a sister Theo Holder, Hornell and a sister and brother-in-law Leah and Gary Brass, St. Michael, Minnesota./ppA memorial service will be held at 4 P.M. Wednesday, April6,2016 with the Rev. Leon “Toby” Schilling officiating at the Johnson Funeral Home, Dexter. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 prior to the service./ppThe family has requested donations be made to Hospice of Jefferson County, American Cancer Society and SPCA of Jefferson County/p
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