Obituaries

Dec 16, 2024

Clayton “Ted” Fountain, a beloved member of the Gabriels, NY community, passed away peacefully in his home on December 16, 2024, at the age of 81. Born on November 29, 1943, to Helen (Gonyea) and George Fountain, Ted spent his entire life in the place he loved most—the Adirondacks.

Ted’s early years were marked by his education in the one-room schoolhouse...

Dec 12, 2024

William “Bill” Curran, also fondly known as Willie, Billy, Sweet Willie, One-Eared Willie, B-Pa, and Funcle, was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. He passed away due to respiratory failure on December 12, 2024, at the age of 80. Bill leaves behind his loving wife of 56 years, Patricia "Penny" Curran; his sons, Christopher (Heather) and Scott...

Dec 8, 2024

Patricia Riley, age 93, of currently of Lakeland, FL and formerly of Saranac Lake, died Sunday, December 8, 2024 at the Lake Gibson Rehabilitation Center in Lakeland, Fl.

Born in Vermontville, New York on November 22, 1931, she was the daughter of Hubert and Rhoda (Doty) Tyler. Patricia, married Raymond E. Riley on November 14, 1953. He predeceased her on December...

Dec 8, 2024

Word has been received of the death of Thomas Upthegrove Jr., age 63, of Saranac Lake, who died on Sunday, December 8, 2024.

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. Funeral services will take place at the convenience of the family. 

Nov 22, 2024

Brian H. LaMay, age 57, of Saranac Lake, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 22, 2024 at the Albany Medical Center.

Born in Saranac Lake, New York on August 15, 1967, he was the son of George and Kathleen (Meehan) LaMay.

Brian recently married his longtime companion Terri J. Welch on Saturday, August 10, 2024 in Ellenburg Depot, NY. Brian and Terri had...

Nov 22, 2024

Janice Gauthier, age 90, of Saranac Lake, died Friday, November 22, 2024 at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid. 

Born in Saranac Lake, New York on February 12, 1934, she was the daughter of Leon and Dorothy (Rice) Stearns. Janice married Francis Gauthier on Monday, February 11, 1980 in Bloomingdale, NY. Francis predeceased her on May 2, 2016. 

Janice was a lifelong...

Nov 14, 2024

Richard A, Hough, III, age 54, passed away Thursday November 14, 2024 at the Elizabethtown Community Hospital after a five year battle with cancer. 

Richard was born the son of Richard A. Hough, Jr. and Theressa Alice Senkbeil at the Moses Luddington Hospital in Ticonderoga NY on April 25, 1970. He married Helena Burnah on June 26, 1996 at the Church...

Nov 12, 2024

Mary Durkee Klaproth, age 83, formerly of Lake clear and Bloomingdale, and currently of Ellenburg Depot, died Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at home surrounded by her family.

Born in Saranac Lake, NY on May2, 1941, she was the daughter of Howard and Hazel (Minnie) Strack. 

Mary attended and graduated from Saranac Lake High School. She was a member of St. Denis and...

Nov 12, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother and Grammy, Lana Hopseker, 76 of Saranac Lake. She died peacefully at home on November 12, 2024 after a courageous battle with cancer.   

Born November 20, 1947 in Saranac Lake, Lana was the daughter of Leland and Dorothy Daunais. She graduated from St. Pius Catholic...

Nov 5, 2024

It is with incredible sadness that we share on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at 12:55P.M., at Adirondack Medical Center, Gerald P. Yelle, 79 of Saranac Lake, took his final breath surrounded by the people who loved him most. It was a gloomy, gray day in November, but the sun shone through the clouds for just a moment to let us...

Oct 29, 2024

Robert Thomas "Tony" Barnes, 69, of Lake Clear, NY, passed away of natural causes on October 29, 2024. 

 He was born on November 2, 1954 in Goldsboro, North Carolina to the late James Thomas Barnes and Nora Rains Kirkman. 

Tony loved the Rocky Mountains, and spent his twenties skiing and fishing in Idaho before eventually settling in Upstate New York. There, he...

Oct 26, 2024

Captain Samuel D. Servadio, 68, set sail on his next adventure on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Sam left port peacefully from the heaven he built for himself in the Adirondacks, surrounded by the two women he loved most in the world, his first mate Barbara, his beloved wife, and his deckhand Ariel, his daughter. 

Sam was both a Captain for the...

2024

Denny Brown, 51 of Saranac Lake, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Adirondack Medical Center. Denny had been fighting Kidney cancer for many years. Denny was the son of Maurice and Inam Kwak Brown, the husband of Theresa Rusin, and the father to Coral and Alina. Denny served in the United States Army Reserves for 15 years....

Oct 18, 2024

Patricia L Thompson, age 83, of Mill Pond Drive, Lake Placid and formerly of Saranac Lake, died on Friday October 18, 2024 at her daughter’s home surrounded by her loving family. 

Born in Malone, New York on April 19, 1941, she was the daughter of Watson and Sadie (King) Boyea. Pat married Joseph Thompson October 31, 1970 in Saranac Lake. He...

Oct 16, 2024

Joan Marise (Joanne) Brady passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 16, 2024, in Plattsburgh, NY. 

Born on March 1, 1935, in Bangor, Maine, Joanne met her future husband, Edward Brady, while she was a student at the University of Maine at Orono and he was stationed at nearby Dow Air Force base after returning from the Korean War. They...

Oct 16, 2024

On October 16, 2024, at home and surrounded by family, Bunk Griffin made his final rounds of the town. It was a kind a gentle ending for a kind and gentle man.

Bunk, the oldest child of Sara and Morris Griffin, was born June 17, 1940 in Saranac Lake, in what is now the NCCC administration building. He married Paula Gardner...

Oct 13, 2024

Florence McClellan Steen, just shy of 95 years young, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, peacefully went to join her beloved husband, John, on October 13, 2024, at her home. She was surrounded by family and friends.

Born in Cambridge, New York November 5, 1929, Florence was the daughter of the late George R. and Edna (Beattie) McClellan also of Cambridge,...

Oct 12, 2024

Oct 12, 2024

William George Baker, age 89, of Saranac Lake, died peacefully Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake with his family by his side.

Born in Saranac Lake, New York on March 6, 1935, he was the son of David and Hazel Baker. 

Bill was on the first golf team for Saranac Lake High School and he graduated in...

Oct 4, 2024

Carl A. Nastasi, age 76, of Saranac Lake, died Friday, October 4, 2024 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. 

Born in Brooklyn, New York on January 19, 1948, he was the son of Angelo and Antoinette (Catusco) Nastasi. 

Carl has been a resident of Saranac Lake for over 10 years where he was a very active member of St. Bernard’s Church...