Bruce Angus McPhail, 74, passed away unexpectedly at home. He was born in Elizabethtown NY on November 20, 1940, the eldest son of Angus and Joan McPhail.
Bruce served in the 2nd Infantry Division of the US Army in Korea from 1960-1962. Upon returning home he married Regina Moseley on October 20, 1962 and settled in Lewis, NY where they raised their family. He is survived by his son Sean, Daughter and son-in-law Colleen and Richard and their boys Nicholas and Maxwell of Saranac, his sister and brother-in-law Kathy and Lou Lindstadt and family of Florida, His brother Scott and family of Florida, his sister-in-law Karen (Joe) Martin of South Carolina and brother-in-law Christopher Moseley (Claire Boucher) of Montreal/China.
Bruce was predeceased by his parents, wife Regina, mother and father-in-law Margerethe and Wilson Moseley and his beloved Sadie.
Bruce worked at UPS for thirty years. Upon his retirement his passion for golf led to his next career of managing Cobble Hill Golf Course. He never considered it a "job" because he truly loved being there right to his last day.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 16th at 11am @ the First Congregational Church in Lewis, NY. A celebration of Bruce's life will follow at Cobble Hill Golf Course. In lieu of Flowers, donations may made to the SPCA in Elizabethtown or the Elizabethtown-Lewis Emergency Squad.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Marvin-Heald Funeral Home, 7521 Court St., Elizabethtown, NY.
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