pGouverneur - Philip J. McCarthy, 80, a resident of Gouverneur and Lake Bonaparte, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016 at his home under the care of his stepdaughters and Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley./pp A funeral service will be held Thursday, May 19th at 10:00 am at the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur with the burial with military rites in Oakwood Cemetery, Chittenango. Calling hours are Wednesday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 pm./pp Philip was born July 5, 1935 in Harrisville, the son of Philip F. and Cherry Hall McCarthy./pp He graduated from Harrisville Central School in 1952 and served in the United States Army 1954-1957, serving overseas in Germany./pp Phil was employed at St. Regis Paper Company as a lab technician from 1960 to 1967. He was appointed as a rural letter carrier for Harrisville Post Office in 1967, retiring in 1999./pp He married the love of his life Diane Boyd, daughter of the late Dr. Mrs. John D. Boyd, in 1973. Diane passed away January 17, 2015. They were members of the Gouverneur First United Methodist Church and attended Harrisville First United Methodist Church during their summer visits to camp./pp Phil was a life member of the Gouverneur Elks Lodge #2035, initiated in 1972, serving as Organist, Esquire, Lecturing Knight, Leading Knight, became Exalted Ruler in 1978, and served as Secretary 1979-1992 and 2002-2015. He also served as New York State Elks Association Vice President 1981-1982, District Deputy 2001-2002, and State Trustee 2006-2012./pp He also was a member of the Rural Mail Carriers Assoc., AARP, Lake Bonaparte Conservation Club, and Town of Diana Museum./pp Phil enjoyed reading, wood carving, spending winters at Sanibel Island, FL, summers at Lake Bonaparte, and was an avid NY Yankees fan./pp Phil is survived by his stepdaughters Cassandra and Peter Reynolds of Baldwinsville, Melanie Angelino and Terry Hogrefe of Fort Myers, FL, grandsons Eric, Andrew, and Matthew, and a granddaughter Maria. He is also survived by a brother Richard and Marilyn McCarthy of Texas, sisters Marilyn and Jay Stevens of Tennessee, Marie McCarthy and Linda Sgroi of Syracuse, nieces and nephews. Phil was predeceased by his parents, his wife Diane, and a stepdaughter Maria Angelino./pp Memorial donations in Phil’s memory may be made to Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley or a charity of one’s choice./p
↧