Carol A. William

Carol A. Williams, age 93, passed away peacefully at home on October 29, 2026, with her husband Kenneth by her side.

Carol was born in Tupper Lake, New York on December 14, 1932, to John and Bernadette (Brickey) McGill. She soon moved to Saranac Lake with her family and attended St. Bernard's school and graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1950 where she earned her varsity letter in basketball. After graduation she began working at the New York Telephone Business Office until 1953 when she married her husband Kenneth of 73 years. They moved to Lake Clear where they made their home for the past 66 years, raising seven children.

Carol worked at the Saranac Lake Central School starting in 1975 until 1994, making desserts and other goodies with her sister Donna in the cafeteria. She was involved in the Catholic Church and was a devout Christian belonging to the Daughters of the Holy Rosary. Carol enjoyed knitting donating countless hats, mittens, socks and blankets to those in need. She quilted and baked goods for fundraisers.

Carol is survived by her husband Kenneth, sister Jackie VanCour and children David (Patty) Williams, Deborah (Chuck) Barton, Kathleen (Les) Farrell, Michael (Gina) Williams, Mark Williams, Matthew Williams and Paul Williams along with many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Carol was predeceased by her mother and father Bernadette and John McGill, brothers, Howard, John and Peter and sisters Colleen Finnegan, Donna Law and Zane McGill and brothers-in-law Ronald VanCour and Thomas Finnegan, sister-in-law Shirley (Duquette) McGill, son-in-law Chuck Barton and grandchildren Bethany Duso and JoBeth Williams.

Funeral arrangements are in care of Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church Street, Saranac Lake, New York. Calling hours are scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. A mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 11:00 AM at St. Bernard's Church in Saranac Lake. Burial will take place at St. Bernard's Cemetery in Saranac Lake.

Friends wishing to remember Carol may make memorial contributions to High Peaks Hospice at Donate to High Peaks Hospice . Family and friends can also share their condolences and memories at fortunekeoughfuenralhome.com.