Obituaries

Dec 21, 2009

Gertrude Callaghan Bickford, age 89, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, NY and formerly of Rainbow Lake died Monday, December 21, 2009 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Burke, New York on January 01, 1920, she was the daughter of Walter and Hazel (Baldwin) Darling.She married James Edward Callaghan on September 24, 1941 at St. Paul's Rectory in...

Dec 14, 2009

Therese Beatrice Fortier, 93, of Tupper Lake, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid. Born on February 11, 1916 in St. Gedeon, Quebec, she was the daughter of Napoleon and Emily (Fortin) Cliche. She married Arthur Fortier in 1943 and they moved to Tupper Lake in 1958. Mrs. Fortier was a home maker all of...

Dec 14, 2009

Peggy F. Hunt, age 89, of 175 McKenzie Pond Road, Ray Brook, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Montreal, Canada on May 05, 1920, she was the daughter of Jack and Jane Foster.Mrs. Hunt had been a resident of Saranac Lake since she was 2 years old coming from Montreal, Canada. She...

Dec 4, 2009

Dec 1, 2009

Rev. John Val Matern, born in Schenectady to parents Walter and Elizabeth Moon Matern on March 9th 1931, died on Tuesday Dec.1st from complications of lung cancer and emphysema. He was ordained into the Lutheran ministry after graduating from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO. in 1959. His 50th year of ordination was recently celebrated.He served congregations in St. Louis...

Nov 30, 2009

TUPPER LAKE-Gerald V. Pickering,77, of Newcomb, passed away, Monday, November 30, 2009 after a short illness at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. He was born July 15, 1932 in Tupper Lake, the son of Victor and Lena (Gilligan) Pickering. Mr. Pickering was a veteran of the Korean war serving 1952-1954. He was also a 3rd degree Knight being a member of...

Nov 24, 2009

Warner Carl Deitz, age 85, of 11 Riebel Way, Ray Brook, NY, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at his home.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on May 03, 1924, he was the son of Milford and Dora (Marshall) Deitz.Warner graduated from Saranac Lake High School. He later attended radio school at Paul Smiths College and volunteered for the Army in...

Nov 24, 2009

Carl E. Johnson, age 66, of 46 William Street, Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at his home.Born in Suffern, New York on December 04, 1942, he was the son of Kenneth and Wilhelmina (Gage) Johnson. Carl married Phyllis Tucker on June 29, 1991 in Saranac Lake.Carl's father was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge and...

Nov 21, 2009

Gordon R. Gonyea, age 71, of 1235 County Route 60, Vermontville, NY died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at his home following a short illness.Born in Tupper Lake, New York on August 26, 1938, he was the son of Wilfred and Lydia (Miller) Gonyea.Gordon had been employed as a lumber Jack for many years for various companies in Tupper Lake, NY....

Nov 21, 2009

Ceylon Reed, 85, of Tupper Lake, formerly of Hermon, NY., died peacefully on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the home of his son & daughter in law, Mark & Lisa, surrounded by his loving family and High Peaks Hospice.He was born in Hermon, NY on the family farm on April 20, 1924, the son of the late Floyd & Sadie...

Nov 14, 2009

TUPPER LAKE- James Joseph Amoriell, 93, of Tupper Lake, died Saturday, November 14, 2009 at his home on S. Little Wolf Rd. Born on October 31, 1916 in Tupper Lake, he was the son of Samuel and Mary (Maglione) Amoriell. Jim was employed by International Paper in Niagara Falls for eight years. Returning to Tupper Lake in 1949, he worked...

Nov 12, 2009

James R. Flint, 65 of 17 Beaver Pond Way, Saranac Lake, NY died Thursday November 12, 2009 at his favorite place to be in (Hunting Camp)He was born on December 25, 1943 in Malone, New York the son of James K. and Mildred (LaFountain) Flint. He married Marjorie Hall on September 26, 1964 at the First United Methodist Church in...

Nov 8, 2009

Marion Kimball Daby, of Greenwood Apartments, died Sunday, November 8, 2009 at her home in Lake Placid.She was born on July 19, 1913 in Mineville, New York the daughter of Herbert Lee Kimball and Ethel P. Kimball. She graduated Lake Placid High School Class of 1931; Mount Sinai School of Nursing, New York City in 1936 as an R.N.; did...

Nov 3, 2009

Kenneth P. Garwood, 87, of 45 Cedar St., Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 at home, surrounded by family.Born in Saranac Lake on Nov. 29, 1921, he was the son of Arthur and Hazel (Parks) Garwood. He married Gwen (Sellner) Garwood on Sept. 20, 1946.Ken graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1939 and worked at Wilson’s Clothing before...

Nov 3, 2009

Ralph Milne, 83, formerly of Tupper Lake, passed away, Tuesday, November 3, in Phoenix, NY where he had resided for the past few years. Born on March 19, 1926 in Plattsburgh, he was the son of Ralph and Mary (Dutton) Milne. Ralph was a veteran of the Marine Corps serving from 1943 to 1946. On November 11, 1950 he married...

Nov 2, 2009

TUPPER LAKE- Todd Steven Jones, 47, of Tupper Lake, died Monday, November 2, 2009 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Born on March 28, 1962 at Mercy General Hospital in Tupper Lake, he was the son of Roxanne (St. Louis) Soucy of Tupper Lake and Ronald E. Jones of Sherburne, NY. Todd was a 1981 graduate of Tupper...

Oct 31, 2009

Douglas C. Van Weelden II, age 61, of 24 Vista Drive, Saranac Lake, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Adirondack Medical Center of Saranac Lake.Born in New York City on February 07, 1948, he was the son of Douglas and Jean (Hoyle) Van Weelden Sr. He married Gail Ward on September 21, 1968 in Nyack, NY.Mr. Van Weelden had been...

Oct 28, 2009

It is with deep sadness that her family reports the passing of Helene Walter, 151 Main Street, Tupper Lake, NY 12986, owner of the Faust Motel. Helene was born in Neuss, Germany on November 6, 1939, daughter of Herbert and Louise Oppermann. She is predeceased by her sister Laurie and brother Willi as well as her parents. She still has...

Oct 27, 2009

Franklin George LoPresti, 73, of 2016 State Route 30, Tupper Lake, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, with his wife by his side.Born in Rochester, NY on June 18, 1936, he was the son of Philip and Angela (Bono) LoPresti. After attending local schools, Frank received a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics in 1960...

Oct 26, 2009

Margaret L. LaVigne,89, of Tupper Lake, died Monday, October 26, 2009 at the AMC Mercy Center in Tupper Lake with her two step-daughters and loving staff by her side. She had been a resident of Mercy since March of 2001. Born on October 10, 1920 in Montreal, Quebec. She was raised and finished secondary school in Montreal. She went on...