American Bar Association

MAMARONECK, N.Y. – Russell G. Pelton, former Mamaroneck town justice and longtime Mamaroneck resident, died June 21. He was 97.

Pelton was born to William and May Pelton in Sackett Lake, N.Y. on July 23, 1914. He grew up in Monticello, N.Y., where he was successful running track. Pelton was awarded a four-year athletic scholarship to Syracuse University, where he lettered ...