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Obituary: William U. “Bill” Furr, 77, Chase Lake
Published: October 14, 2024
By: Provided by Sundquist Funeral Home
William U. “Bill”
Furr
 CHASE LAKE– William U.
“Bill” Furr, 77, passed away Friday, October 11th at Lewis County
General Hospital
in Lowville, NY where he was under comfort care.
Bill was born in Norwich, Connecticut
on July 29, 1947 the son of the late James Carson and
Stella (Sadowsky) Furr. After high school he joined the US Army and served
in Vietnam,
was wounded and honorably discharged 1968. Soon after his discharge he
became a firefighter and EMT,
in Jewett City, CT. Bill then went on to work for General Dynamics in Groton, CT,
as a painter on submarines. Bill then moved to Stony Lake area to work at
Ft. Drum as a Security Officer.
On August 23, 1992
Bill married Mary LaVeglia Guadliana, at
Veteran’s Memorial Park with Sylvia Woodhouse, Justice of the Peace,
officiating. The couple made their home in the Chase Lake
area in Glenfield with Bill working for Bonfare,
Beaches Landing and Country Bob’s.
. He is survived by
his wife of 32 years, Mary, he has daughters, Lisa Wheeler, PA, Stacy
Walker, CT, and Kristin Whitcomb, CT, by a previous marriage,
Jonathan P. Guadliana (Kylie), VA., (Mary’s) son
by her previous marriage. He also has six grandchildren, several brothers
and sisters, nieces and nephews.
Bill’s hobby was
fishing ever since he was a young boy with his dad, and he fished all
winter while in Florida
in his later years. He also enjoyed hunting, archery, and going to the
casino where he won a lot more often than he lost. Bill loved action
movies, horror films, dessert, and relaxing with a cup of coffee. Bill bent
over backwards to help people out, sacrificing much of his own time to help
a neighbor, show someone how to hunt or fish properly, or just taking the
time to chit chat.
A funeral Mass
will be said at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Thursday, October 17th
at 10:00 A.M. with Rev. John Ojuok, Parochial Vicar, officiating. Military
burial will follow in Lowville
Rural Cemetery.
Calling hours
will be on Wednesday, October 16th, from 5 to 7:00
P.M. at the Sundquist Funeral Home.
Memorials in
Bill’s name may be made to: Lowville Fire Department, P.O. Box 81, Lowville,
NY 13367
On
line condolence of sympathy may be made to: www.sundquistfh.com
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