Michael Cotter

Michael A. “Gus” Cotter of Fayetteville, PA, passed away peacefully January 5, 2018, after a brief illness. Gus was born November 30, 1935, in Revere, MA to the late Michael A. and Helen J. Cotter.

Gus is survived by his sister, Sr. Jean Marie Cotter, PBVM and his nieces and nephews, Gladys Cotter, Daniel Cotter, Jean Cotter, Helen Pinkham, Michael Crane, John Crane, and David Crane. Gus was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Daniel and John, his sister Catherine, his niece Mary, and his close friend, Lee West.


Family and friends may call at the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 333 Falling Spring Rd., Chambersburg, PA on Saturday, January 13, 2018, from 2 – 4 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Colman’s on Monday, January 15, 2018, at 10 AM in Watervliet, NY. Private graveside services will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, MA. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of the Presentation at St. Colman’s Convent, 11 Haswell Street, Watervliet, NY 12189. Online condolences may be expressed at www.geiselfuneralhome.com.