Funeral services for Sally A. Bush, age 85 of Ogdensburg will be held at 1:00pm on Friday (July 1, 2022) at the Fox & Murray Funeral Home with Deacon Tony Pastizzo. A calling hour will be held prior to the service from 12:00 to 1:00pm. Entombment will follow the service at Foxwood Memorial Park. Mrs. Bush passed away on Thursday (June 23, 2022) at the St. Joseph’s Home surrounded by her loving family.
Surviving are her children Rodney (Kellie) Bush of Sackets Harbor; Marie (Michael) Faucher of Brier Hill, Deborah Menzie of Fort Wayne, IN, Robyn (Jay) Simms of Lebanon, NH and Angela (Kent) Backus of Plattsburgh; a brother Pete Havens of Ogdensburg; two sisters Mary Lou Havens of Ogdensburg and Liz Carpenter of FL; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews & cousins.
She was predeceased by her husband Rodney; a grandson Tyler Simms; two brothers Joseph & Robert Havens; a sister Helen Todd; and a son-in-law John Menzie.
Sally was born on January 22, 1937 in Ogdensburg NY, a daughter of Joseph & Marion (Hurley) Havens. She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy and was married to Rodney A. Bush on November 7, 1955. Sally worked as a telephone operator with Bell Telephone prior to getting married, and then became a stay at home Mom to raise her family.
She was a member of the St. Mary’s Cathedral Parish and enjoyed shopping, collecting cook books, cooking for her family and others, and spending time with her children and grandchildren at their sporting events.
Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to the Tyler Simms Memorial Fund @ Tyler, Simms & St. Sauveur; 19 Morgan Drive; Lebanon, NH 03766. Condolences and fond memories can also be shared online at www.foxandmurrayfuneralhome.com.
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