Bruce Alger Obituary

Bruce Allen Alger, 79 Passed peacefully May 15th at Bay Pines VA Healthcare, Tampa FL. Born, Feb 19, 1946, the oldest of Francis and Mildred (Ryea) Alger, in Lebanon, NH. He graduated from Essex Junction H.S. in 1963, then joined the Navy later transferring to the Marines 1964 - 1969. He was assigned to the Pentagon as a Data Systems Operations Chief. Bruce received a BA from UVM, then worked for Digital Corp for 25 years, then with the U.S. Postal Service. He has lived in MA, PA, CA and traveled to Europe. Upon kissing the Blarney Stone, he found his gift for writing and storytelling. Bruce was very active in service organizations including The Masons Lodge 44, The American Legion (TAL) Post 9, The VFW Auxiliary Post 1617 and the DAV Chapter 25. He held many positions in TAL, including Post CRD, District Adjutant and CDR and Department Parliamentarian. Bruce was an avid outdoorsman travelling across the Northeast, Canada and Alaska, canoeing many rivers including The Yukon River. In later years he loved wintering in St, Petersburg, FL. Bruce is survived by: his loving wife of 33 years Paula Carol (Moore-Benoit) Alger, his children; William and Jennifer Alger of VT, Heather and Scott Higgins of NM, Cindy and Steve Barbour of NC, and Alexander Paul Benoit of NH and 8 grandchildren, his siblings; Daniel and Diane of VT, Michael and Cindy of VT, Susan and Lee Baker of FL and many nephews and nieces. Family and friends will hold a celebration of Bruce's life at 1:00 pm, Sunday September 7th at the VFW 18 Railroad Ave., Derry, NH. We hope you will join us to commemorate his life and share stories.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to support either The Make-A-Wish Foundation or the Derry Boys and Girls Club.