James “Jim” McFarland

James (Jim) McFarland, age 87, of Dahlonega, GA died Thursday, January 31, 2019.  He was born on June 29, 1931 to Russell and Vera McFarland in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Jim graduated from LaSalle High School in Niagara Falls, N.Y. in 1949 and from Alfred University in 1953 with an Accounting Degree.  He then served in the U.S. Navy including two years as a buyer for the Navy Commissary in Norfolk, VA and two years with the Supply Division of the 6^th Fleet in the Mediterranean.

Following his honorary discharge, he joined the Cost Accounting Department of Moore Business Forms in Niagara Falls, N.Y. in 1957.  In 1962, he was transferred to the Thurmont, MD Plant as Accounting Supervisor.  Six years later, in 1970, he was transferred to Manchester, N.H. as Cost/Accounting Manager for the new Moore Plant that was then under construction.  In 1972, James was transferred to the Rediform Division of Moore in Paramus, N.J. as Accounting Manager and later was named Comptroller.  He remained at the Paramus location until his retirement in 1987, with 30 years of service.

He married Sandra Helm Bredfeldt on June 27, 1987 in Roscoe, N.Y. at a weekend long celebration shared by 50 guests, including five of six children from former marriages.  Their marriage was performed by Sandra’s brother Bob, a Presbyterian minister.  Jim was an avid golfer and played varsity basketball for LaSalle High School, Alfred University, and the U.S. Navy in the Mediterranean.

Jim is survived by his loving wife Sandra; sons Michael (Margaret) of Corning, N.Y., Steven (Karen) of East Hampton, N.Y., and William (Nicole) of Wilmington, N.C.; daughter Dianne (John) Connolly of Warwick, N.Y.; stepdaughter Robin (Michael) Prucha of Osprey, FL; and stepson Erik (Kathryn) Bredfeldt of Gainesville, FL.  Jim is also survived by grandchildren:  Dianne’s children Kevin, Megan, Shane, and Brian; Steven’s daughter Darcy; Williams’s children Camden and Hudson; Robin’s daughter Brielle; and Erik’s children Shearod and Emma.

Following Jim’s wishes, there will be no Memorial Service in Dahlonega after his cremation.  Rather, his ashes will one day be combined with Sandra’s and strewn in the Appalachians.  They moved to Dahlonega in 2010 and felt they already had a toehold in Paradise.

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Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home of Dahlonega, formerly Banister Funeral Home