Margaret "Marge" Ransom
Aug 12, 2016
Margaret Theresa Ransom, 83, of Saranac Lake, died August 12, 2016 at the Uihlein Living Center in Lake Placid after a lengthy illness.She was born Margaret Theresa Blackner on August 31, 1932, the only child of Ethel (Feeney) and Joseph Blackner.Marge grew up in the Hell’s Kitchen section of New York City at the height of the Great Depression in...
William "Bill" Scheefer, Iii
Aug 12, 2016
William G. Scheefer, III, age 69, of Beaver Pond Way, Saranac Lake, died Friday, August 12, 2016 at Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on December 14, 1946, he was the son of William G. and Barbara (Bishop) Scheefer, Jr.He was a lifelong resident of Saranac Lake and owned and operated Scheefer's Plumbing and Heating until his illness.Bill...
Francis Casier
Aug 7, 2016
Francis David Casier died peacefully on August 7th, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was 97 years old.Francis, better known as Frank, was born on Friday December 13th, 1918 in Lyon Mountain New York. Son of Jerome Casier and Lula King Casier.After graduating from high school in 1936 Frank went to work in road construction. In 1938, he was able...
Theodore Ratelle
Aug 1, 2016
Theodore “Ted” L. Ratelle, age 82, of Saranac Lake, died Monday, August 01, 2016 at AMC-Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on February 15, 1934, he was the son of Chester and Margaret (Dennison) Ratelle, Sr.Ted was a lifelong resident of Saranac Lake and had been employed by Commercial Roofing and Saranac Lake Sheet Metal...
Gracee Jewtraw
Jul 22, 2016
Gracee Lee Jewtraw, age 10, of Saranac Lake went to be with her great grandparents, Donald “Champ” Sullivan and Isabelle “Ma” Sullivan on Friday, July 22, 2016 surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle with brain cancer.Gracee was born in Saranac Lake on February 16, 2006, the daughter of Andrea Gonyea and David Jewtraw.Gracee previously attended Lake Placid...
Charles Simpson
Jul 18, 2016
Charles Simpson, age 87, of Rochester, died Monday, July 18, 2016 at the Rochester General Hospital.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on May 07, 1929, he was the son of Mayroe D. and Bertha (Brickman) Simpson.Charles graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1947 and moved to Rochester at the age of 19. He worked for Eastman Kodak for 25...
Lucile Obst
Jul 15, 2016
Lucile Obst of Saranac Lake, and previously Wilmington, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016, at Saranac Village Will Rogers, where she lived for the past 13 years.She was born in Brooklyn on Aug. 13, 1916, to Hans and Louise (Karrass) Obst.Lucile is survived by her daughter Roberta Bedford and her son Roy Barreca and was predeceased by her son...
John Hawkinson
Jul 15, 2016
John W. "Hawkeye" Hawkinson earned his nickname from a camp counselor who noticed that he had quite a flair for target practice.He remarked, "You have quite a hawk eye!" Hawkeye also had quite an eye for all things beautiful: antique cars and boats, cameras, microscopes, guns, survey instruments and trains. He was intrigued by the beauty and mechanics of their...
Marion Hamm
Jul 8, 2016
Marion Hamm of Vermontville, N.Y. passed away Friday July 8th at the Adirondack Medical Center where she had worked for 30 years as a nurse.She was born in Tupper Lake, N.Y. on September 19, 1925 to William and Effie (Simpson) Fletcher.She married George Hamm who predeceased her in 1965. Marion is survived by three sons: Donald (Doris) of Vermontville, John...
Robert Mclear
Jul 7, 2016
Robert A. McLear, age 61, of Pine Street, Tupper Lake, died Thursday, July 07, 2016 his home following a long illness.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on January 02, 1955, he was the son of Ralph and Beulah (Demars) McLear. Robert married Mary Cole August 19, 2000 in Buffalo, New York.Robert had been employed as a truck driver from many...
Hon. Thomas Glover
Jul 2, 2016
Hon. Thomas R Glover of Saranac Lake, NY was born on August 13, 1935 in Boston, Mass. Raised in Plainfield, NJ by George and Mildred Holt. He graduated from Scotch Plains High School June 1954. He attended Delhi College in September 1954 and later transferred to Paul Smiths College's Forestry Program September 1955. While attending Paul Smith's he met Rose...
Eric Lohlein
Jun 30, 2016
Eric Lee Lohlein, age 43, of Live Oak, FL passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in West Palm Beach, FL moving to Live Oak in 2010 from Utah.He worked as a manager of the Jiffy Store in Mayo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and the Florida National...
Michael Tyler
Jun 28, 2016
Michael Gene Tyler, age 61, of Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the University of Vermont Medical Center.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on May 14, 1955, he was the son of Gene and Rita (LaBrake) Tyler.Mike was a lifelong resident of the area and had been employed by the Village of Saranac Lake DPW for 30 years...
Lester Reome
Jun 24, 2016
Lester "Butch" H. Reome, 73, of Lake Clear, died Friday, June 24, 2016, at his home surrounded by family.Born in Saranac Lake on June 19, 1943, he was the son of Lester and Mary Alice (Rice) Reome. Lester and Joyce B. Warner were married on July 26, 1969, in Saranac Lake.Butch was a lifelong resident of Saranac Lake and had...
Linus Fobare
Jun 23, 2016
Linus N. Fobare, 88, of Ormond Beach, Florida, died on Thursday, June 23, 2016.Linus was born in Saranac Lake, on March 25, 1928. He married Beverly Bynoon on Nov. 29, 1980.Linus was employed as a plumber in the family business, Fobare & Sons Plumbing and Heating. He was a member of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Union No. 773, and honorably...
M.I. Violet Mckay
Jun 16, 2016
M.I. Violet McKay (Hammond) died June 16, 2016, in Hampton, New Brunswick, at the Dr. V.A. Snow Centre.She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Nov. 4, 1915, daughter of Jack and Murdina (Urquhart) Hammond.Vi started school in Aberdeen School, Smith's Falls, Ontario, while staying with Aunt and Uncle Maria and Albert White, and returned to Montreal at the age of 11...
Wesley Strack
Jun 2, 2016
Wesley H. Strack, age 72, of 155 Broadway, Saranac Lake, died Thursday, June 02, 2016 at UVM Medical Center.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on August 12, 1943, he was the son of James and Helen (Minney) Strack.Wesley worked as a master mechanic for various automobile dealerships across the country.He is survived three sons James D. Strack of Bloomingdale, Brent...
Sandra Amell
May 28, 2016
Sandra Amell, age 61, formerly of Bloomingdale, died peacefully Saturday May 28th, 2016 in Los Vegas, NV.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on June 1st 1954, she was the daughter of Raymond and Jean (Saumier) Amell.Sandra attended and graduated from Saranac Lake High School.She is survived by one son Brian Alphonso of Los Vegas, NV, four brothers Donald (Cindy) Amell...
Mary Lee Callaghan
May 26, 2016
Mary Lee Callaghan, age 89, passed away on May 26, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Hospital with family and friends at her bedside.She was born on March 24, 1927 in Saranac Lake, NY, a daughter of Leah Muncil Meagher and Cornelius Meagher. A graduate of Albany Business College, Mary worked as a legal secretary for the law firm of McCormick and...
Norma Young
May 25, 2016
Norma M. Young, age 90 of Lake Clear, NY died Wednesday May 25, 2016 in Plattsburgh, NY.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on July 15, 1925, she was the daughter of George A. Donaldson Sr. and Marion I. (Starks) Donaldson.She graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1943. She worked at George L. Starks & Co where she met her...
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