Elaine Leahy
May 20, 2021
Death NoticeWord has been received of the death of Elaine T. Leahy, age 95, of Saranac Lake, NY who died on Thursday May 20, 2021 at her residence.Services are private and will be at the convenience of the family. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home of Saranac Lake.Family and friends wishing to remember Elaine T. Leahy...
Laura Wenner
May 16, 2021
Laura Jean Wenner (Tucker) “Lala”, age 53 of Fort Covington, NY passed away on May 16, 2021 at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh, NY surrounded by her loving family.Lala as predeceased by her father William Tucker and her dad Walter E. Drew.She is survived by her devoted husband of 27 years Joseph Wenner, her mother Janet Hinkley of Constable, NY;...
John Vallini
May 15, 2021
John A. Vallini, 71, known as "Doc" to many, died at his residence surrounded by many caring friends on May 15, 2021.Born on March 9, 1950 in Flatbush Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of John and Marie (Emilio) Vallini. His parents predeceased him.John graduated from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute with a degree in chemistry and began his graduate studies in...
Michael Vitullo
May 14, 2021
Michael J. Vitullo of Burlington, NJ, died May 14, 2021. Age 64. Cherished son of the late Camillo and Eleanor Vitullo. Dearest brother of Kathy Ford (Joseph) of Cherry Hill, NJ; Nick Vitullo (Patty) of Englewood, FL; and Mary Komerosky (Cork) of Englewood, FL. Devoted uncle of Amanda Cohen (Ben), Kelly Lafferty (Chris), Lindsey Essock (Joe), and A.J. Ford (Liz)....
Robert Fenton
May 10, 2021
Robert James Fenton, age 82, of Plattsburgh, died Monday, May 10, 2021 at C.V.P.H Medical Center in Plattsburgh.Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on March 26, 1939, he was the son of William and Doris (Houston) Fenton. Robert, married Cynthia Davis on July 17, 1965 in Lawrence Massachusetts. She predeceased him on July 4, 2000.Robert received his Associate in engineering degree from...
William White
May 8, 2021
William "Bill" Bradford White passed away on Saturday, May 8th at the age of 78. Born in Troy, New York to Harry and Ruth (Freeman), Bill lived much of his adult life in Saranac Lake – in, on, and around the lakes and mountains he loved and worked to protect. Bill was a Senior Aquatic Biologist for the New York...
Patricia Knapp
May 5, 2021
Patricia Ann Knapp, age 84, of Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Mercy Living Center in Tupper Lake.Born in Lake Clear, New York on October 6, 1936, she was the daughter of Franklin and Ethel (Donaldson) Powers. Patricia married James P. Knapp on Saturday, July 10, 1954 at the Presbyterian Church in Lake Clear.Patricia was a lifelong resident....
Gabriel Willette
May 3, 2021
Gabriel Theodore (Bucky) Willette, 84, of Saranac Lake passed away on May 3, 2021 at home surrounded by his family.Gabriel was born on April 12, 1937, to Delia (Gates/Barriere) and Phillip Willette (Ouillet) in Saranac Lake, the youngest of 13 children. He spoke French before he spoke English and was very proud of his French Canadian heritage. He was raised...
Kevin Meade
Apr 27, 2021
Word has been received of the death of Kevin Richard Meade, age 32, of New York City, formerly of Saranac Lake, NY who died on Tuesday April 27, 2021 in New York City.There will be no calling hours. Services are private and will be at the convenience of the family. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home...
Hector Blaise
Apr 23, 2021
Word has been received of the death of Hector I. Blaise, age 76, of Saranac Lake, NY who died on Friday April 23, 2021 at his residence.At Hectors request there will be no calling hours. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church Street, Saranac...
Robert Hampson
Apr 20, 2021
Robert (Bob) John Hampson, age 90, of Newcomb NY passed away peacefully on April 20th 2021. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Margaret (Snow) Hampson, his sons David (Tisha) Hampson and Craig Hampson, and his grandchildren Tyler and Ava. He is preceded in death by his parents, John and Emma Lou Hampson, and his brother, Richard Hampson.Robert...
Amanda Winderl
Apr 19, 2021
Amanda L. Winderl, age 36, of Saranac Lake, NY passed away on Monday April 19, 2021 at Albany Medical Center.Amanda was born in Saranac Lake, NY on March 6, 1985 the daughter of Barbara Winderl and Franklin Wenner.Amanda was a lifelong resident of Saranac Lake. She worked for Citizens Advocates as a job coach before her illness. She loved her...
Ronald Smetanick
Apr 17, 2021
Rainbow Lake resident, Ronald “Ron” John Smetanick, died peacefully in his beloved home on April 17, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Ron is survived by his wife, Corinne Smetanick; four children, sons Patrick and wife Lisa, Billy and wife Cindy, John and wife Laura, and daughter Michelle; nine grandchildren Peter, John E., Ian, Raymond, Lucas, Abigail, Max, Ren, and...
Florine Eisele
Apr 13, 2021
Florine “Peggy” Eisele, age 98, entered the Lord’s kingdom at the Vermont Veterans Home surrounded by her family on April 13, 2021. She was born to Julian and Lena “Dixie” (Ward) Smith in Norfolk, Va. The family moved to Peekskill, NY. After college in New York City and the beginning of World War II, she answered the call to service...
Richard Harvey
Apr 13, 2021
Richard H. Harvey, age 90, Saranac Lake, NY died peacefully on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Mercy Health Care in Tupper Lake, NY.Richard was born in Syracuse, NY on March 19, 1931, the son of William G, and Irma (Hildreth) Harvey. He married the love of his life Joy Gurney on June 15, 1957 in Springfield, VT.Richard was a Mechanical...
Gay Karnes
Apr 12, 2021
Gay (Blanchard) Karnes, age 63 of Lake Clear, NY passed away peacefully on Monday April 12, 2021 at the Albany Medical Center.Born in Saranac Lake on April 10, 1958 she was the daughter of Archie Blanchard, Jr. and Wilma Jean Wenner Hill. She married Harold (Joe) Karnes on July 13, 1985.Gay worked at Bloomingdale Elementary School as a playground monitor...
Rebecca Lopinto Moran
Apr 7, 2021
Rebecca Lynn LoPinto Moran of Bloomingdale, NY, passed away along with the life growing within her, on April 7, 2021, after a brief illness. Born on October 6, 1979, in Smithtown, NY, she resided in Herkimer, NY for much of her childhood and early adult hood before settling in the Saranac Lake, NY area. Rebecca is survived by her three...
Francis Tuthill
Apr 1, 2021
Francis M. Tuthill of Bloomingdale passed away Thursday April 1, 2021. He was 88 years old. Francis was born May 11, 1932 to Royal and Irene (Collins) Tuthill of Sugarbush, the youngest of nine children.Francis met the love of his life, Dorothy Racette, at the 15th of Redford Picnic in August 1953. They were married shortly thereafter on January 9,...
Kathleen Crowley
Mar 27, 2021
Kathleen Anita “Kay” Crowley, 100, passed away on Saturday March 27, 2021 in Clifton Park, NY with her family at her bedside.Kathleen was born on March 14, 1921 in Jay, NY. She was the daughter of Grace Bartlett and Mark Devlin.Kathleen married James Crowley at Holy Name Catholic Church in Ausable Forks, NY on 28 December 1940.Kay and Jim are...
Thirza Ecker
Mar 24, 2021
Thirza Jean Ecker, age 97, of Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at AMC-Mercy Health Care Center in Tupper Lake.Born in Utica, New York on March 26, 1923, she was the daughter of Floyd and Mabelle (Kinney) Ecker. Unitarian Universalist.Thirza was born and raised in Utica, NY where she attended and graduated from Utica Free Academy. She later attended...