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Theresa Sawyer

Theresa Sawyer

Apr 26, 2018

Theresa Sawyer, age 73, of Bloomingdale, died Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on November 04, 1944, she was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Bisson) D'Aoust. Theresa married L. Bruce Sawyer on July 3, 1976. He predeceased her September 25, 2001.Theresa was a lifelong resident of the area...

Francis Lawrence

Francis Lawrence

Apr 23, 2018

Francis James “Fast Fran” Lawrence, 57, of Lake Clear, NY died April 23, 2018.Born in Keene Valley, NY, on June 27, 1960 he was the son of Desmond Lawrence, Jr. and Helen (Buckley) Lawrence.Fran married Denise (Dumas) Lawrence on November 24, 1978 in Wilmington, NY.Fran and Denise raised their five children in Harrietstown. Fran was a beloved husband and the...

Owen Coats

Owen Coats

Apr 22, 2018

Owen Philip Coats, age 84, formerly of Saranac Lake and currently of Rochester, died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester after a long battle with emphysema.Born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania on April 14, 1934, he was the son of Herbert and Margaret (Mitchell) Coats. Owen married Betty Douglas on September 21, 1954 in St. Bernard's Church....

Eugene Myer

Eugene Myer

Apr 6, 2018

Eugene George Myer - Lake PlacidGene went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 6th, 2018 surrounded by his loving family at home.Gene was born on July 5, 1941 in Jersey City, New Jersey the son of George Washington Myer and Carol Veronica Callahan.In his early years, Gene attended Catholic grade school and served as an altar boy....

Donald Tallman

Donald Tallman

Apr 3, 2018

Donald Tallman, 71, of Bloomingdale, NY died April 3, 2018.Born in Malone, NY, on September 10, 1946, he was the son of Grace Paguin Tallman.As a resident of Saranac Lake, Donald was employed as an aide by Sunmount DDSO in Tupper Lake. Don worked in various locations throughout his career, most recently in Saranac Lake. Donald served in the United...

George Schaefer

George Schaefer

Apr 1, 2018

George J. Schaefer, 87, of Arden Courts in Seminole, FL where he had been a resident since 2016, died on April 1, 2018.Born in Saranac Lake, NY, on April 7, 1930, he was the son of George B. and Mary (Fulford) Schaefer.A lifelong resident of Saranac Lake, George was employed in the maintenance department by the New York State Armory...

James Crowley

James Crowley

Mar 29, 2018

James Crowley, 100, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2018 in Troy New York with his family at his bedside.Jim was born on October 16, 1917 in Wilmington, New York on the family farm. He was the son of Celina D’Avignon and Thomas Crowley.After high school, Jim attended Syracuse University and went on to attend Bliss Electrical School in Washington,...

Pearl Tuthill

Pearl Tuthill

Mar 26, 2018

Pearl E. Tuthill, 95 of Saranac Lake, died on Monday, March 26, 2018 at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid.Born in Black Brook, NY, on January 16, 1923, she was the daughter of Dolph and Delia (Rushia) LaGoy.A lifelong resident of the area, Pearl worked as bookkeeper at LaPan Oil company for 25 years. She worked at various oil companies...

Sandra Callaghan

Sandra Callaghan

Mar 25, 2018

Sandy passed, peacefully, into eternal rest on March 25, 2018 after a long battle with several assailants.She was born in Glenmont, NY, on January 2, 1948, to Henry and Hazel (Barbour) Herchenroder. She Graduated from Bethlehem Central High School in 1966. She had worked for Farm Family Insurance Co. and the NY State Assembly. After moving to Saranac Lake, she...

Viola Shumway

Viola Shumway

Mar 17, 2018

Viola M. Shumway, age 82, of Saranac Lake, died Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid.Born in Vermontville, New York on April 27, 1935, she was the daughter of Elmer "Red" and Clara M. (Shene) Bova. Viola married Charles Shumway in 1958 at the Church of the Nazarene in Vermontville.Mrs. Shumway is a lifelong resident of...

Barbara Wenner

Barbara Wenner

Mar 12, 2018

Barbara E. Wenner, 83 of Elderwood, Lake Placid, NY died on March 12, 2018.Born in Saranac Lake, on April 21, 1934, she was the daughter of Leroy and Bertha (Pratt) Stringham.A lifelong resident of the area, Barbara worked at the General Hospital of Saranac Lake and the Adirondack Medical Center for 29 years and retired in May 2000. She was...

Alonna Willette

Alonna Willette

Mar 10, 2018

Alonna Lee (Oliver) Willette, age 65, of Bloomingdale, died Saturday, March 10, 2018 at her daughters home in Bloomingdale following a short illness.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on June 11, 1952, she was the daughter of Donald and Cynthia (Begor)Oliver. Alonna, married Gerryl Philip Willette on November 27, 1971. He predeceased her March 14, 2016.Alonna was a lifelong resident...

Trudy Smith-Shaffer

Trudy Smith-Shaffer

Mar 8, 2018

Trudy L. Smith-Shaffer, age 59, of Saranac Lake, died Thursday, March 08, 2018 at her residence.Born in DuBois, Pennsylvania on October 30, 1958, she was the daughter of Eugene and Janet J. (Miller) Smith. Trudy, married Richard E. Shaffer in DuBois, PA. He predeceased her on October 2, 2005.Trudy was a 1976 graduate of DuBois Area High School, received an...

Emmanuel Bailey

Emmanuel Bailey

Mar 6, 2018

Saranac Lake, N.Y. – Emmanuel R. “Manny” Bailey, formerly of Lake Clear and Bloomingdale, died Tuesday March 6, 2018. He was 98.Mr. Bailey was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Merchant Marines, a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression, and the founder and former owner of the Arrow Paper Company, Inc., in Groton, Connecticut,...

Mildred Jackson

Mildred Jackson

Mar 2, 2018

Mildred Agnes Jackson, age 98, of Saranac Lake, died Friday, March 02, 2018 at Elderwood of Uhlein at Lake Placid.Born in Bronx, New York on November 06, 1919, she was the oldest of 9 children of George and Dorothy (Helberg) Moore. Mildred married Joseph J. Jackson on March 31, 1939 in the Bronx. Joseph predeceased her on December 24, 1983.Mildred...

Thomas Huggins Sr

Thomas Huggins Sr

Mar 1, 2018

Thomas E. Huggins, Sr., age 70, recently of Elderwood at Uihlein in Lake Placid and formerly of 60 Church Street Saranac Lake, went to be with his savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 01, 2018.Born in Buffalo, New York on September 08, 1947, he was the son of Frances Daunais and William Huggins.He is survived by a son Thomas Huggins,...

Alan Pereske

Alan Pereske

Feb 28, 2018

Alan Robert Pereske, 71, of Saranac Lake passed away with Suzanne and Meadow by his side on February 28, 2018 at the University Of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.Alan was born February 17, 1947 to Adam and Alma Pereske in Little Falls, NY. He is survived by his wife Suzanne Snyder Pereske, sister Doris Pereske and her husband Jeffery Platsky...

Alice Jauch

Alice Jauch

Feb 26, 2018

Vermont, 1936: Jersey Boy Meets Farmer's Daughter...Love at First Sight.Alice Strong and Robert Jauch tied the knot on August 3, 1940, in Shelburne, Vermont. They relocated to New Jersey, where they raised their two children, Raymond and Eileen, far from the green mountains where they first met. Alice became manager of Howard Johnson's Restaurant located on the New Jersey Turnpike....

Robert Metz

Robert Metz

Feb 26, 2018

Robert (Bob) R. Metz, surrounded by his beloved wife and daughter, passed away on February 26, 2018, at his home in Longs, South Carolina.Bob was born on August 19, 1936, the eldest child of Richard Metz and Julia Kudorowski Metz. He was preceded in death by his mother and father and his brother, Ronald.Bob came to Saranac Lake in 1952...

Douglas Kenny

Douglas Kenny

Feb 24, 2018

Douglas Kenny, age 73, formerly of Saranac Lake and currently of Plattsburgh, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at his home in Plattsburgh.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on January 01, 1945, he was the son of Dennis and Margaret (Law) Kenny.Doug was a lifelong musician who created and recorded his own music, mastered many instruments and was best known as...

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