Jeffrey T. Bly, 73
Dan McClelland
“If you ain’t laughing, you ain’t living!”
Jeffrey T. Bly, 73, Tupper Lake, died peacefully August 7, 2023 at his home on River Road, with his loving family by his side.
Born in Herkimer, N.Y. September 3, 1949 to Richard and Eleanor LaClair Bly, Jeffrey graduated from Ilion High School in 1968 and was proud to be a Golden Bomber.
He was a Vietnam Veteran serving from 1970 to 1972 with the 101st Airborne.
He married Kathleen Rowan in Tupper Lake July 14, 2002.
His favorite saying was: “If you ain’t laughing, you ain’t living!”
Jeffrey retired as a supervisor from Sunmount DDSO. He painted houses for 43 years with his best friend, Real Hurteau.
He was an avid outdoorsman, a LA Dodgers fan and despised the NY Yankees. He watched Yankee baseball just to see them lose.
Jeffrey is survived by his wife, Kathleen, five children: Traci (Matthew) Southwick, Meaghan (Arthur) Sparks, Cory (Breanna) LaQuay, Jeffrey LaQuay, all of Tupper Lake and Brooke (Eric) Hample, Long Lake.
He has five siblings, Richard Bly Jr, Ilion, N.Y., Elizabeth Gagnon, Daytona FL, Douglas Bly, Massachusetts, Margaret Foster, Dolgeville, N.Y. and Matthew Bly of Speculator, N.Y. He also has eight grandchildren.
Jeffrey is predeceased by his parents and a brother, Donald Bly.
Visitation will be held Thursday August 10, 2023 from 5p.m. to 7p.m. at Frary Funeral Home, 24 Cliff Ave, Tupper Lake. Funeral services will be held Friday August 11, 2023 at 11a.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Tupper Lake. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery.
Family and friends are invited to a Celebration of Life after the burial at the VFW Post 3120 in Tupper Lake.
Memorial donations in Jeffrey’s memory can be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at www.cff.org. The family would like to thank High Peaks Hospice for the exceptional care given to Jeffrey and his family.