Douglas F. Marcellus

Douglas F. Marcellus 1950 - 2021
HAMILTON - Douglas Franklin Marcellus, 71, of Hamilton, passed away on Monday afternoon, June 7, 2021, at Upstate Medical University, with his family by his side.
Douglas was born on March 18, 1950, in Norwich, NY, a son of the late Hubert F. and Beverly Excell Marcellus. He was raised and educated in Hamilton, graduating from Hamilton Central School Class 1969. He attended Morrisville State College from 1969-1970, where he was an agriculture student and played on the men's basketball team. After college, in 1978, he took ownership of the family dairy farm with 125 registered Holsteins in Earlville, NY. He sold the dairy farm in 1987 and went to work for the Town of Hamilton highway department. In 1992, he took over as the Town of Madison Highway Superintendent. He continued to work for the Madison County Highway from 1993 until he retired in 2008. In his retirement, he worked as a dedicated groundkeeper for Colgate University's Seven Oaks from 2004-present.
He is a member of the Madison Methodist Church.
Doug was an avid golfer and enjoyed both working on the course and playing golf with his wife, children and grandchildren. He was a member of Seven Oaks and Barker Brook Golf Course, where he played in the Tuesday night men's golf league.
Doug's pure passion for sports growing up playing basketball and baseball, brought him back to coaching later in life. As a proud parent and grandparent, he attended all their events and was a lifelong New York Yankees and SU basketball fan. Doug enjoyed being the assistant coach of the Hamilton Central Boys Basketball team from 2015-2021. He loved the relationships he built with players.
Doug was also a proud owner of a 1966 Chevelle convertible, a 1972 big block Chevelle and a 2016 Camaro.
Douglas is survived by his loving wife, Lois (Fuller), who he married on August 4, 1979, at United Methodist Church; his daughter, Kelli (Frank) Barbuto; and grandchildren, Anna, Mia, Frankie and Camillus; his two sons, Shaun (Stephanie) Marcellus and grandchildren, Paige, Isla, Portsmouth, RI; Christopher Marcellus, Hamilton; his brothers, Donald (Betsy), Hamilton, James (Leslie), Vernon Center, Jerry, Earlville, Mark, Earlville and Michael (Wendy), Earlville; his special niece, Emily (Marcellus) and her family, Andy, Teddy and Ellie Freeth; along with several other nieces and nephews.
The following services were planned to honor Doug's life: Friends were invited to call at the Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 25 Broad St., Hamilton, on Thursday, June 10, 2021 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, at the funeral home, followed by interment in the Graham Cemetery, Hubbardsville, NY.
Please send donations to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org or the Lymphoma Society at donate.lls.org.
To send a condolence and sign the Book of Memories online go to www.burgessandtedesco funeralhomes.com.