Obituaries

Jan 20, 2009

Robert "Rob" Byno, III, age 29, of 67 Split Rock Road, Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009.Born in West Islip, Long Island, on November 19, 1979, he was the son of Robert and Michele (DeCarr) Byno, Jr.Rob currently had worked in the family business, Split Rock Refrigeration with his father for many years. He also had been working on...

Jan 18, 2009

Jan 16, 2009

LONG LAKE- Betty J. Ketcham, 76, of Long Lake and most recently Greenville, South Carolina, died Friday, January 16, 2009 at the Rolling Green Village Health Care Facility in Greenville. Born on April 3, 1932 in Stanley, NY, she was the daughter of James and Helen (Pulver) Hutchinson. On November 26, 1949 she married Vance (Sam) Ketcham. They moved to...

Jan 13, 2009

Louise M. Bellaire of Saranac Lake, NY died peacefully at home on January 13th. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 28, 1913, and was the daughter of William and Fanny (Brown) Merkel.Mrs. Bellaire graduated from Duke University and went to work for Scudder, Stevens and Clark, a New York investment firm. She relocated to Portland, Oregon to assist...

Jan 11, 2009

Joyce Hadynski, age 73 of Gabriels, NY passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 11, 2009.Born in Gabriels, New York on January 10, 1936, she was the daughter of George and Helen (Gonyea) Fountain. She married Thomas Hadynski on March 5, 1960 at the Church of the Assumption in Gabriels.Joyce was a kind, loving and devoted wife, mother,...

Jan 10, 2009

Virginia Cayen, age 84, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, NY died Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the AMC-Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid where she had been a resident since December 2, 2008.Born in Potsdam, New York on May 21, 1924, she was the daughter of Edward and Helen (Clukey) Gonyeau. She married Edward Cayen on June 21, 1941...

Jan 9, 2009

Clara Kilner, age 92, of 7 Keene Street, Saranac Lake, New York died Friday, January 09, 2009 at AMC-Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid where she had been a resident since May.Born in Lake Placid, New York on April 16, 1916, she was the daughter of Edwin and Sarah (Lancto) Smith. She married Herbert Kilner in Saranac Lake in 1934....

Jan 8, 2009

Word has been received of the death of George B. Button, age 64, of 14 Kiwassa Road, Saranac Lake, NY who died Thursday, January 08, 2009 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Courtland, New York on October 06, 1944, he was the son of George and Pauli Button, Sr...Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home...

Jan 6, 2009

Roger J. Sullivan, 89, of Tupper Lake and more recently Avon, Indiana died Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, IN. Born September 27, 1919 in Chicopee Falls, Mass, he was the son of John and Alice (Roy) Sullivan. On April 28, 1945, he married the former Catherine Granfield in Springfield, MA. Mr. Sullivan graduated from...

Dec 23, 2008

Louise Bryant, age 84, of 235 Park Ave., Saranac Lake, NY died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse, New York.Born in Mineville, New York on July 31, 1924, she was the daughter of William and Mary (Kimball) Mazinsky. She married Charles Bryant in 1941 at St. Peter and Paul’s Church in Mineville. He predeceased her on...

Dec 23, 2008

Arnold Fromme, age 83, of 138 Tebutt Road, Rainbow Lake, NY died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at his home.Born in Brooklyn, New York on December 21, 1925, he was the son of Samuel and Jeannette (Friedlander) Fromme. He married Catherine Thomasian in New York City, NY in 1958. She predeceased him on December 27, 1993.Mr. Fromme graduated from Julliard and...

Dec 16, 2008

TUPPER LAKE- Theodore F. Staves, 72, of River Road, Tupper Lake, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at CVPH in Plattsburgh. Born January 25, 1936 in Old Forge, he was the son of Theodore and Mary (McDonnald) Staves. A graduate of Tupper Lake High School, Ted was an electrician with Local IBEW for 48 years. He retired in 1998. Ted was...

Dec 11, 2008

Robert E. Boon, age 61, of 657 State Route 3, Saranac Lake, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at his home following a short illness.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on April 26, 1947 he was the son of Herbert and Lina (Marzano) Boon.He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Vietnam Era and was awarded the...

Dec 9, 2008

Joseph William Keith, age 83, of 8168 State Route 3, Vermontville, NY died Tuesday, December 09, 2008 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Vermontville, New York on March 15, 1925, he was the son of Elmore and Mary (Dyer) Keith. He married Emma Lee Goff November 24, 1955 in St. Paul's Church Bloomingdale. She predeceased him on March...

Dec 8, 2008

TUPPER LAKE- Margarette LaMoy, 90, of Tupper Lake, passed away, Monday, December 8, 2008 at the home of her daughter’s Patty where she had resided since September. Born on July 13, 1918 in Norfolk, NY, she was the daughter of Pearley and Charlotte (Quigley) Leonard. She was a graduate of Tupper Lake High class of 1937. On October 12, 1939,...

Dec 8, 2008

Hubert Cortez Avery, age 90, formerly of 14 Kiwassa Rd. Saranac Lake, NY died Monday, December 08, 2008 at the AMC-Mercy Health Care Facility in Tupper Lake.Born in Westville, New York on December 05, 1918, he was the son of Herman and Ella (Hoadley) Avery. He married Esther Tracy on October 10, 1964 in Hallstead, PA. She predeceased him in...

Dec 5, 2008

Philip A. Darrah, age 77, of 9 Marshall Street, Saranac Lake, died Friday, December 05, 2008 at the Adirondack Medical Center of Saranac Lake.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on April 02, 1931, he was the son of John and Ila (Hall) Darrah. He married Grace "Charley" Poole on October 23, 1971 in First United Methodist Church in Saranac Lake.Mr....

Nov 26, 2008

Elinor R. Zahn, age 88, of 26 Old Lake Colby Road, Saranac Lake, NY died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on October 14, 1920, she was the daughter of George and Blanche (Paye) Daniels. She married Bernard Zahn II on November 23, 1943 in Scotia, NY. He predeceased her...

Nov 19, 2008

TUPPER LAKE- Linda Mary Lamica,59, of Plattsburgh and formerly of Tupper Lake, died peacefully with family at her side on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at CVPH in Plattsburgh after a brief battle with cancer. Linda was born May 23, 1949 in Tupper Lake, the daughter of Irvin and Rita (Grenier) Lamica. She attended Holy Ghost Academy until her junior year...

Nov 19, 2008

Carol Farrell, age 64, of 76 Algonquin Ave., Saranac Lake, NY died Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at C.V.P.H Medical Center in Plattsburgh.Born in Clyde, New York on June 22, 1944, she was the daughter of Harold and Jennie (Buliteri) Burt. ( & step father Joseph Mendola of Liverpool).Carol married George Farrell on August 1, 1964 in Liverpool, NY and moved...