Bruce B. Hare

Bruce was born on Sept. 26, 1930, in the town of Lake Placid to Clarence V. and Violet (Bruce) Hare, who are both deceased.

Bruce is survived by his wife of 61 years, Helen Joyce (Peck) Hare. They married Nov. 21, 1953 in Wilmington. He is also survived by two daughters and son-in-laws: Trixie (Paul) Whalley and Stacey (Henry) Lawrence all of Wilmington; six grandchildren: Curtis (Keria) Hare, Brandon Whalley, Ryan (GF-Shawntel Goff) Lawrence, Cory Lawrence, Brianna Lawrence and A.J. Whalley; three great-grandchildren: Naveya Hare, Jayden Lawrence and Aaliyah Lawrence, all from Wilmington; a sister-in-law Virginia (Timothy) Devins of Wilmington, whom he and his wife raised as one of their own; many in-laws, nieces and nephews on his wife’s side who love him very dearly; three brothers and three sisters: George (Donna) Hare of Clifton Park, Richard Hare of Lake Placid, Tom (Gloria) Hare of Tupper Lake, Joyce (Leon) Planty of Lake Placid, Judy Bova of Elizabethtown and Mary Jane Lawrence of Lake Placid; and many nieces and nephews from his side who love him dearly.

He is predeceased by one brother and two sisters: Clarence Hare Jr., Betty Levitt and Connie Bola.

Bruce served in the Army as a Private First Class from Feb. 5, 1948 to Feb. 16, 1950. He attended The Engineer School in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He learned his trade as an electrician while serving with the Army.

Bruce was a volunteer fireman in the Wilmington Volunteer Fire Department from April 18, 1955 to Feb. 26, 1964. During the eight years and 10 months as a volunteer, he served for a few years as fire chief and he enjoyed his time as a volunteer.

Bruce served as a board member on the Wilmington town board for one term.

Bruce retired on Sept. 30, 1992 from Whiteface Mountain after years of being the head electrician for the mountain. If a lift stopped, sure enough, he was there to help get it going again.

After retirement Bruce spent a lot of his time fishing, visiting friends, helping on little electrical jobs here and there, and most importantly caring and being with his family. Bruce enjoyed watching his family grow.

Calling hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday Nov. 14 with an American Legion Prayer Service at 7:30 pm at the M.B. Clark Inc. Funeral Home in Lake Placid. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov, 15 at the funeral home in Lake Placid. Burial will follow at the Bonnie view Cemetery in Wilmington. There will be a reception following the burial at the Calvary Baptist Church in Wilmington.

‘For more information, contact Clark’s at 518-523-3337.

Donations can be made to the Wilmington Volunteer Fire Department or High Peaks Hospice in his memory.

Relatives and friends are invited to share a memory or leave online condolences at www.mbclarkfuneralhome.com.