Obituary of James A. Ferguson

FERGUSON, James A. of Glen Cove and Hicksville, NY on September 16, 2019 age 89. Beloved husband of the late Jeanne and former husband of Lucille. Loving father of Karen (Robert Dixon), Kevin (Beth) and Patrick Dierson (Dee). Dear brother of the late Joan Hanneken. Proud grandfather of Casey (Zach Stanco), Krista Lynn (Kyle Smith) and Jamie Sue. Special great-grandfather of Olivia, Violet, Regan and Bristol.

Jim was educated in Brooklyn attending St. Malachy's and Our Lady of Lourdes parochial schools, then in 1949, went on to graduate Franklin K. Lane High School of Cypress Hills. In 1951, he joined the US Army where he proudly served and was a recipient of the European Theater, Korean Theater,  Japanese  Occupation and Good Conduct Meddals.
In 1956, Jim joined the New York Telephone Company and worked there for over 30 years.  He was an active member of the Knights of Columbus, James Norton Council where he served as Past Grand Knight. He was a former President of Our Lady of Lourdes Confraternity, a Coach and Manager of the Glen Cove Little League Baseball teams, member of the St. Rocco's Feast Committee, the New York Telephone Co. Pioneers and a member of the 1980 Olympics Committee of Lake Placid.

Visiting at Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home of Glen Cove on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. Mass at the Church of St. Rocco on Saturday at 9:30am. Interment Holy Rood. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association Long Island Chapter: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1 www.alz.org. www.DodgeThomas.com