ILION-AUSTRALIA - Andrew “Andy” G. Bugal, age 66, formerly of North Ilion, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2010, in Australia, where he has resided with his family since 1970. He was born on February 28, 1944, in Ilion, the son of Michael and Dorothy (Dykeman) Bugal. Andy graduated from Ilion Central High School in 1962. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Era, serving in the US Air Force. He was married to Merriel Carson on August 19, 1972, in Australia. He worked in his early years with his father, cutting trees, and was an employee of MDS. Survivors include his wife, Merriel; three children, Aaron, Alisha and Yvette; one grandson, Sebastian; two brothers, Deveraux “Dev” Bugal and wife, Carol, of Ilion, and Mike Bugal, of Indiana; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Sandy and Wayne Cowser, of Texas, and Linda and Tony Del Pino, of Tampa FL; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his parents. The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Andrew George Bugal was held on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at 3:30 p.m., at Weeroona Chapel, in Bunurong Memorial Park, Dandenong South, Australia. The Bugal family entrusted local arrangements to their family friend and Funeral Director, Don Applegate, at Applegate-Day & Enea Family Funeral Home, Ilion.