Raymond E. Alger

RAYMOND E. ALGER

HORNELL-Raymond E. Alger, 87, of Albion St., passed away early Friday evening (Sept. 21, 2012) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, after a short illness.
Born in Hornell on Aug. 16, 1925, he was a son of the late Raymond and Margaret Huff Alger. On Oct. 7, 1950 he was married at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in Hornell to the former Elizabeth Cullen, who predeceased him on April 29, 2001, after 51 years of marriage. Besides his parents and wife, he was also predeceased by his brother, Jack Alger.
A lifelong resident of Hornell, Ray was a graduate of Hornell High School.
He was a veteran of World War II, proudly serving his country with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1943 until his honorable discharge as a Sergeant in 1946. He participated in action against the enemy at Peleliu from Sept. 15, 1944 to Oct. 14, 1944 and in Okinawa from April 1, 1945 to July 2, 1945 as well as in the Asiatic Pacific area from July 31, 1944 to Feb. 14, 1946.
Ray was employed for 40 years for the NYSDOT Region 6 as a motor equipment maintenance supervisor, retiring in 1986.
A member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish, he was a communicant of the former St. Ignatius Loyola Church and St. Ann’s Church in Hornell. Ray was also a member of the First Marine Division Assoc. and a life member of the Arthur H. Cunningham American Legion Post No. 440 in Hornell.
His family includes his daughter, Margaret “Peggy” (Robert “Rob”) White of Buffalo; his three grandsons, Christopher, Jeffrey and Mitchell White; his sister, Ruth Hogan of Hornell; his brother, Richard Alger also of Hornell; and his nieces, nephews and cousins.
To honor his wishes there will be no calling hours. Friends are invited to meet his family at St. Ann’s Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Committal prayers and interment, with military honors, will follow at Bath National Cemetery.
Those wishing may contribute in his memory to St. Ann’s Church of Our Lady of the Valley Parish, 27 Erie Ave., Hornell, N.Y. 14843 or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Arrangements are with the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell.