Warren W. Churco, 80, of Brooksville Florida (formerly of Tupper Lake), died peacefully in Florida on April 12, 2017. Warren was born in Tupper Lake on March 26, 1937 to Lawrence and Eva (Proulx) Churco. He attended Tupper Lake High School and was the first student to be inducted into the Tupper Lake Honor Society in 1954. He played football, basketball, participated in track and the Drama Club. He graduated in 1955, then went on to serve in the U.S. Army Reserve, he entered active duty in Germany from 1956-1958 and went on to serve a total of 12 years in the Reserves and was an American Legion Member.

In September 1958 he married Judith LaVallee and together they had seven children: Edith, Julie, Marcie, John, Warren (Sam), Anne and Jay. He worked for the Altamont Dairy for several years before becoming a New York State Trooper in February 1966 until his retirement in 1986.

He resided in Tupper Lake most of his life but enjoyed traveling around the country, Europe, Australia, Alaska and eventually calling Florida home for the past 9 years. While there, he met and married Norma Shirey. He stayed active with his love of fishing, casinos, gardening, billiards, Players Variety Show and participating in many social activities and events. But his biggest love was coming back to Tupper to visit his many Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren and extended family - more than 37.

Warren's love of the Adirondacks, hunting and fishing (Thank you GOD) and he was a Strict Prohibitionist.......made Tupper Lake his forever home. He loved to cook, entertain, tell amazing stories and crack a joke or two. He had a zest for life and he was so proud of his family.

He is predeceased by his parents, daughter Julie, brothers Benjamin and John, sisters Thelma, Priscilla, Elizabeth, Dorothy and Charlotte. He is survived by his wife Norma, sister Patricia Bedore, brother James Churco, his daughters Edith Demarse and husband Len of Malone, Marcie Churco and her partner John Neal of Riverside, CA, Anne Churco and her partner Daryl Wohlfarth of Tupper Lake, sons John and wife Bonnie Churco of Colton, Sam Churco and wife Kristin Aldrich of Saranac Lake and Jay and wife Shannon Churco of Briggsville, WI and Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren.

Calling hours to be held at the Stuart-Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, Cliff Ave, Tupper Lake on Thursday, April 27th from 4-7 pm. Funeral at St. Alphonsus Church on Friday, April 28th at
1 pm and a celebration of life gathering at the VFW immediately following.