Bernard J. Peters

GLENFIELD, NY ~ Bernard J. Peters, 93, of Kuntz Rd., Glenfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 12, 2017, at the home of his son and daughter-in- law, Terry and Connie Peters, Pine Grove Rd., in the Town of Watson, where he was under their loving care.

Born February 12, 1924, in Martinsburg, NY, a son of Walter F. and Ordilla Flint Peters, he was educated in Martinsburg country schools.

A decorated World War II veteran, he entered the US Army on March 4, 1943, and served with Company “B”, 187 th Glider Infantry at Luzon, New Guinea and the Southern Philippines. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart medal and Bronze Star, among others, before being honorably discharged as a Private First Class on December 6, 1945, from Fort Dix, NJ.

He married Dorris M. Ellis on September 17, 1950 in Glenfield, NY. Mrs. Peters died on August 24, 2007.

Bernard was a lifetime employee of the former Georgia Pacific Paper Company, which later became the Lyons Falls Pulp & Paper Company in Lyons Falls. He retired as their Sanitation Engineer in 1984 after 34 years of service.

He was a charter member of the Lowville VFW, a member of the Lowville American Legion, and held former memberships in the Paper Makers Union, Big Twenty Club in Harrisville, and Lake Bonaparte Conservation Club.

Throughout his life, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking and painting.

Surviving are his son and daughter-in- law, Terry B. and Connie Peters, Glenfield; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren; a son-in- law, Charles McCoy, of Bridgeport, NY; a brother, Nelson Peters, of Glenfield, and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his loving wife, Dorris, of 56+ years, he was predeceased by his daughter, Doreen E. McCoy, who died in 2016, two brothers, Milton and Darwin Peters, and two sisters, Eunice Ford and Buelah Jantzi.

There will be no calling hours or funeral services. Per his wishes, his body was given as an anatomical gift donation to SUNY Medical University, Syracuse.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lowville VFW.

Arrangements are with Scanlon Funeral Home, Croghan.

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