It is with
heavy hearts; we are announcing the passing of our beloved Alfred (Bunum)
Brunelle. He has moved on to the peaceful waters that are plentiful with fish.
Alfred (Bunum)
Brunelle, 72, of Ft. Edward, passed away September 30, 2020, after a battle
with cancer with his loving family and his companion, Tina Rivers by his side.
He was born
in Glens Falls on March 3, 1948, the son of Alfred F and Anna M. Brunelle.
Al and his
wife Kim raised her grandson, Demetrick Rawlins and he continued raising him
after her passing. Some of his favorite times was with his grandson, Caleb
Rivers who called him Poppa Al. His passion was the great outdoors where he
enjoyed hunting and fishing. When he wasn’t there, he was doing various jobs.
Some which included The Remington Grill, Simiones Bakery, Kubricky Construction,
Finch Pruyn and various handyman jobs both indoors and out to list a few.
He was a
loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother,
uncle, cousin and friend.
Al always
had a good come back and a great sense of humor right to the end! He could be
quite entertaining no matter the situation.
He was
predeceased by his wife Kim (Taft) Brunelle, his parents Alfred F and Anna
Brunelle, his three brothers, Carter (Joe) Johnson, Clifford Brunelle and John
Brunelle, one sister, Mary (Brunelle) Potts.
Left to
cherish his memories are his 2 daughters, Sarah Brunelle of Pawling and Irene
Gulker of Decatur, Indiana; three step sons, Mark Rawlins, Justin Rawlins and
Jeremy Rawlins (deceased); his four brothers, William Brunelle and his wife,
Bonnie of Hudson Falls, Timothy Brunelle and his wife, Kim of Gansevoort,
Robert Brunelle and his wife, Lisa of Warrensburg and Edward Brunelle and his
wife, Cindy of Hartford; his five sisters, Rita Miner and her husband, Dennis
of Queensbury, Lynn Wall of Gansevoort, Dorothy Wood and her husband, Dusty of
Queensbury, Theresa Troy and her husband, Mike of Hudson Falls and Florida and
Pamela Passino and her husband, Carl of South Glens Falls; several
grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.
Calling
hours will be at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc. 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls,
from 4 to 6 pm. on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020.
Burial will
be at the South Argyle Cemetery- Lohret Rd. Greenwich, NY 12834 at 1pm on
Tuesday October 6, 2020. The Rev. Nancy L. Goff will be officiating the
graveside services.
Pall Bearers
will be his 4 brothers: Edward Brunelle, Bob Brunelle, Tim Brunelle & Bill
Brunelle.
A
Celebration of Life will be held shortly after at the home of Tim & Kim
Brunelle, 421 Puritan Rd. Gansevoort, NY 12831
We want to
send a special thank you to the staff at the Glens Falls Hospital, C.R. Wood
Cancer Center T2 crew for the caring attention that was provided to Alfred
during his final battle with cancer. Their love and concern is deeply
appreciated. Al made a lot of friends with the staff both times that he was a
patient there. Thank you as well to the Hospice Team that attended to Al at the
end of his final journey at Glens Falls Hospital.
Please send
any donations to The C.R. Wood Cancer Center, 102 Park Street, Glens Falls NY
12801.