Obituaries

Mar 28, 2013

Thomas (Tommy) John Darrah, 59, died peacefully on March 28, 2013, in Bloomingdale, NY, at his family’s homestead, surrounded by his loving family, after fighting a brave battle against cancer.Tommy, the third of eight children, was born in Saranac Lake, NY, to Belva Jean (Farmer) Darrah and the late Ralph Leonard Darrah. He attended elementary school at St. Bernard’s Catholic...

Mar 20, 2013

Victoria M. Jones, 98, of Tupper Lake, passed March 20 2013 at Mercy Healthcare Center Nursing Home, Tupper Lake NY. Friends and family were with her for many of her final hours and her daughters, Janice Allen and Saundra Villafane-Laramee were privileged to be with her as she passed.Victoria was born in Brandreth, NY on March 26, 1914. From age...

Mar 16, 2013

Helen K. LeBlancHelen K. LeBlanc, died peacefully with her loving family by her side on Saturday, March 16, 2013. She was born November 19, 1924 in Binghamton, New York, the daughter of Peter and Anna (Mihal) Kalinak.She grew up in Binghamton, NY and graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1944. She went on to study business in Binghamton.On January...

Mar 10, 2013

Dorothy M. Lester, age 77, of Keesemills Road, Paul Smiths, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at her home.Born in Chazy, New York on August 01, 1935, she was the daughter of Rolla and Alice (Blair) Ero. Dorothy married Clarence Lester on January 29, 1955 at the Malone Methodist Church.Mrs. Lester had worked at the Stony Wold Sanatorium for a number...

Mar 7, 2013

TUPPER LAKEJoseph Harold LaFountain, 77, of Tupper Lake, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake with loving family members by his side. Born April 19, 1935 in Tupper Lake, he was the son of Eugene and Stella (Perry) LaFountain. He graduated from Holy Ghost Academy in 1954 and spent his life working for...

Mar 6, 2013

TUPPER LAKEBernard “Gino” Snyder, 87, of Tupper Lake, NY passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Gino was born on June 15, 1925, the son of George and Emma (Goodrow) Snyder.Gino enlisted in the United States Armed Forces on March 18, 1946 as a link trainer instructor with the 49th Fighter Group 5th...

Mar 6, 2013

Arnold L. Woodruff, age 81, of 45 Duprey Street, Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, March 06, 2013.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on May 13, 1931, he was the son of William and Louise (Giroux) Woodruff. Arnold married Mary Anna Blinn on December 1, 1951 at St. Bernard’s Church in Saranac Lake.Mr. Woodruff had owned and operated his own towing company,...

Mar 4, 2013

Mar 3, 2013

Darwin B. Shumway, age 68, of 52 Roosevelt Lane, Bloomingdale, died Sunday, March 03, 2013 at his home.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on July 27, 1944, he was the son of Daniel and Fontabelle (Palmer) Shumway. Darwin married Lillian Henderson August 28, 1971 in Camden, New York.Darwin had been employed by the Saranac Lake Central School in the Maintenance...

Mar 2, 2013

Catherine Irene Cole,101,of Tupper Lake, passed away on March 2nd atMercy Healthcare where she has been a resident since October.Catherine was born in Oriskany, NY on March 19, 1911 the daughter ofPeter and Matilda Dominie.Catherine was married to John Cole on May 16th 1928 in Ellenburg Depot.He pre-deceased her on March 16th,1982.Catherine was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with...

Mar 1, 2013

Alice Thompson, age 91, of Saranac Lake, died Friday, March 01, 2013 at AMC-Mercy Center in Tupper Lake.Born in Chateaugay, New York on February 09, 1922, she was the daughter of Roland and Myrtle (Gillett) Dumont. Alice married Donald Thompson on February 21, 1945. He predeceased her on May 24, 1994.Alice had been employed as a bank teller for Marine...

Feb 27, 2013

Word has been received of the death of Julia Anne (Julie) Darrah on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Adirondack Medical Center, Uihlein.She was born February 11, 1928 in Sugarbush, NY, the daughter of Michael and Anna Ryan Keese. She was a graduate of Saranac Lake High School, Class of 1944. She was married to Francis Darrah in 1948. Frank predeceased...

Feb 26, 2013

Robert L. Burgess, age 66, of 88 Walkerville Road, North Bangor, NY, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013.Born in East Orange, New Jersey on November 16, 1946, he was the son of James and Ruth (Ludwig) Burgess. Robert married Karen Nagel on June 2, 1967 at Irvington, NJ.Robert had been employed by the New Jersey Transit in Union, NJ as a...

Feb 19, 2013

Doris L. Myers, age 87, of Cold Brook Road, Vermontville, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at her home.Born in Chester, New York on May 06, 1925, she was the daughter of Clifford and Bernice (Tannery) Laroe. She married Lucien Myers on October 23, 1948 in Chester, NY.Doris moved to Vermontville in 1983 with her husband “Lou” after closing the family...

Feb 19, 2013

Luc R. Niro, age 50, of 45 Main Street, Bloomingdale, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Montreal, on May 28, 1962, he was the son of Henry and Sylvie (Veil) Niro. He married Elizabeth Callaghan on March 27, 1999 in Saranac Lake.Luc had been a resident of the Saranac Lake area for 31...

Feb 16, 2013

Gloria M. Brown, 79, of 253 Lake Flower Avenue, Saranac Lake, died on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.She was born on January 22, 1934 in Malone, New York, the daughter of Walter Lewis and Patricia (Fletcher) Lavery.Gloria was a graduate of Saranac Lake High School. She married Allen P. Brown on November 26, 1955....

Feb 14, 2013

Andrew “Fred” Willard, age 86, of 345 Lake Flower Ave., Saranac Lake, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Elizabethtown Community Hospital.Born in Rochester, New York on October 05, 1926, he was the son of Andrew and Leona (Clemens) Willard. Andrew married Violet A. Crowningshield Benoit on November 2, 1980 in Whallonsburg, NY. She predeceased him on April 2, 2002.Mr. Willard...

Feb 14, 2013

Reginald O. Brown, age 63, formerly of Saranac Lake and currently of 112 Teal Lane, Mauldin, SC died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC.Born in Bloomingdale, New York on October 14, 1949, he was the son of Everett and Mildred (Begor) Brown. He married Kim Ketcham on May 22, 1999 at First United Methodist...

Feb 13, 2013

Dorothy O. Gardner, “Dottie”, 90, of Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, February 13, at Adirondack Medical Center, Saranac Lake.Mrs. Gardner was born in Jersey City, NJ on December 28, 1922. She was the youngest child of Swedish immigrants, Axel and Hilda Olson. She was married to the late Hezekiah Gardner.Mrs. Gardner was employed by Westinghouse Corp. and lived for 48 years...

Feb 12, 2013

TUPPER LAKE- Harlan W. LaFave, 82, of Tupper Lake, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, February 12, 2013 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Born November 27, 1930 in Tupper Lake, he was the son of Adrian and Matilda (Visneau) LaFave. He attended local schools and graduated class of 1948. On July 7th, 1948, he enlisted in the U.S. Marines...