John L. Boggie

John L. “Jack” Boggie, 92, of Tribes Hill, NY; passed away Saturday, November 11, 2023 at St. Mary’s Healthcare in Amsterdam, NY.

Born in Amsterdam on November 21, 1930, he was the son of the late Louis A. and Wilhelmina A. LeClair Boggie.

Jack received his education and graduated from St. Mary’s Institute in Amsterdam. He also took Supervisor Courses at Clarkson University.

He retired in 1990 as Supervisor of Transmission and Distribution from Niagara Mohawk Power and Light Company Eastern District after 40 years.

Jack was an honorably discharged United States Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving aboard the U.S.S. Brownson DD - 868 from 1951 to 1955 with the rank of Machinist Mate Second Class.

He was a parishioner and communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Tribes Hill, NY.

Jack was a former chairman of the Town of Mohawk Zoning Board of Appeals for 40 plus years, a life member of the U.S.S. Bronson DD - 868, Board of Directors of Pine Grove Cemetery in Tribes Hill, Tribes Hill Volunteer Fire Department, John J. Wyszomirski American Legion Post 701 in Amsterdam and a former member of V.F. W. Post 942, Fonda, NY.

Jack was an avid hunter and fisherman. He and his wife loved to travel, seeing all fifty states.

Jack is survived by his wife of 70 years, Marilyn R. Jager Boggie, who he married May 2, 1953, two nieces and several cousins,

Friends are invited to pay their respects Wednesday, November 15, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 111 Third Avenue, prior to the Mass of Christian Burial which will be celebrated by Fr. Juanito Asprec.

Interment with full military honors will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery. Tribes, Hill, NY.

Memorial gifts in Jack’s name may be made to Sacred Heart Church, 111 Third Avenue, Tribes Hill, NY 12177 or to Tribes Hill Volunteer Fire department, 280 Mohawk Drive, Tribes Hill, NY 12177.

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