Obituaries

Edward Rabideau

Edward Rabideau

Aug 27, 2018

Edward B. Rabideau, age 71, of Paul Smiths, died Monday, August 27, 2018 surrounded by his loving family.Born in Plattsburgh, New York on December 10, 1946, he was the son of Bernard and Mary (Andrews) Rabideau. Ed married Myra O'Dell on June 17, 1983 in Paul Smiths.Ed grew up in Morrisonville, New York and had attended and graduated from Our...

Patricia Law

Patricia Law

Aug 24, 2018

Patricia A. Law, age 74, of Saranac Lake, passed away Friday, August 24, 2018 at her home following a long illness.Born in Glens Falls, New York on October 11, 1943, she was the daughter of John Francis and Margaret Ann (Conway) Pickett. Patricia married John Law on September 16, 1995 at St. John's in the Wilderness Church, Paul Smiths NY.Pat...

Phyllis Blendowski

Phyllis Blendowski

Aug 14, 2018

Phyllis Jane (Hampton) Blendowski, age 95, of Loon Lake, died Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid.Born in Pickens, South Carolina on February 08, 1923, she was the daughter of Grimsfield Taylor and Ida (Jomes) Hampton. Phyllis married Harry Stanley Blendowski and he predeceased her.Phyllis was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard serving during...

Nicole Schelle

Nicole Schelle

Aug 10, 2018

Word has been received of the death of Nicole Schelle, 31, of Malone, NY, formerly of Saranac Lake who died Friday August 10, 2018.She was born in Durango, CO on August 12, 1986, the daughter of Mark and Robin (Dubois) Schelle.Nicole was currently a resident of Malone, and a student at North Country Community College in their counseling program. Nicole...

Rose Clark Prue Mills

Rose Clark Prue Mills

Aug 3, 2018

Word has been received of the death of Rose Marie Clark Prue Mills who died on August 3, 2018 in Glendale Arizona. She was born January 3, 1944.She is survived by her two Children Kimberley Prue Webb and Willie Prue both of Phoenix, Arizona Two Sisters Barbara Clark (Harold) Jaquis and Bonnie Ohmann ( David) Porter both of Saranac Lake,...

Patricia Stephenson

Patricia Stephenson

Jul 26, 2018

Patricia Stephenson, age 82, of Saranac Lake, died Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Noyes Hospital in Dansville.Born in Bloomingdale, New York on October 10, 1935, she was the daughter of Erwin and Lilian (Mose) Strobel. Patricia, married William Stephenson on May 2, 1963 in St. Paul's Church in, Bloomingdale. He predeceased her February 19, 2012.Pat was a lifelong resident of...

Gary Lefebvre

Gary Lefebvre

Jul 18, 2018

Gary A. LeFebvre, age 82, of Onchiota, NY, died Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, NY.Born in Ausable Forks, NY on November 15, 1935, he was the son of Albert and Frances (LaBombard) LeFebvre. Gary, married Mary Ann Thompson on November 17, 1962 in St. Regis Quebec, Canada.Gary is survived by his wife Mary Ann,...

Tod Mcafee

Tod Mcafee

Jul 17, 2018

Tod McAfee, age 76, of Onchiota, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at his home.Born in Brockton, Massachusetts on April 19, 1942, he was the son of Gordon and Claire Louise (Ferguson) McAfee.Tod attended the military academy in Vermont and had owned and operated a plumbing and heating business since 1975. He moved to Onchiota in 1992 coming from East Longmeadow,...

Charles Beiser

Charles Beiser

Jul 16, 2018

Charles Edward Beiser, of Queensbury, NY, died on Monday, July 16th, 2018, in Saranac Lake, NY.Chuck was born in Stamford, CT, on January 27, 1929 and grew up in Riverside, Greenwich, CT. He graduated from the Brunswick School in 1947. He had fond memories of spending summers sailing, rowing and fishing along the Sound with his brother George, which kindled...

Deborah  Harr

Deborah Harr

Jul 7, 2018

Deborah L. Harr, age 63, of Saranac Lake, NY, died Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Plattsburgh, NY on July 28, 1954, she was the daughter of Walter and Lorraine (Laundry) Stickney.Debbie married Charlie Harr on December 3, 1981 in Vermontville, NY, he predeceased her on May, 7, 1993. Debbie was a secretary...

Thelma Wood

Thelma Wood

Jun 23, 2018

Thelma I. Wood, age 95, of Saranac Lake, died Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid where she had been a resident since July of 2017.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on October 17, 1922, she was the daughter of Walter and Mae (Hathaway) Ward.Thelma graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1941. She married Willis...

Howard Hoffman

Howard Hoffman

Jun 22, 2018

Howard Hoffman, 91, of 78 Will Rogers Drive, died on Friday June 22, 2018 at his home.He was born in New York City on December 12, 1926, the son of Richard and Bessie Hoffman.He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Bertha, from Uniontown PA, whom he married in Washington DC. He is also survived by two sons, Stanley,...

Monroe Moody

Monroe Moody

Jun 19, 2018

Monroe Hewitt Moody, age 82, of Brasher Falls, NY, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the Van Duyrn Center in Syracuse, NY.Born in Lake Placid, New York on November 18, 1935, he was the son of Monroe and Eva (Pelky) Moody.Monroe had lived his most recent years in Syracuse, NY. He was known for his carpentry skills and was a...

Ian Orme

Ian Orme

Jun 19, 2018

Ian Michael Orme, age 65, left us Tuesday, June 19, 2018 while at his summer home in Onchiota, New York. He passed away peacefully in his sleep. Born on August 9, 1952 Ian was adopted by a working class couple in England. Ian's father was a bricklayer, and his mother worked at a grocery store. Ian met Eileen Aquavella during...

Dinah Reid

Dinah Reid

Jun 16, 2018

Dinah Russell Reid, 66, died peacefully Saturday, June 16, 2018 at her home in Vermontville, New York, surrounded by her family.She was born on March 16, 1952 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the beloved daughter of Richard Forester Reid, who predeceased her and Shirley Reid Thompson. She grew up in Bedford N.Y. and spent many happy summers in Lake Placid.After graduating...

Peter Lahart Sr

Peter Lahart Sr

Jun 15, 2018

Peter Nihil LaHart, Sr., age 81, of Lake Placid, died Friday, June 15, 2018 at the Alice Center in Malone.Born in AuSable Forks, New York on September 22, 1936, he was the son of Clayton and Julia (Blaise) LaHart.Peter, married his beloved, Shirley Elizabeth Terry, on April 12, 1958, in Holy Name Church in AuSable Forks. He remained a loving...

Martha John

Martha John

Jun 13, 2018

Martha Adeline (Tyler) John, 88, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday June 13, 2018, after a long bout with Alzheimer's.She was born April 22, 1930 in Saranac Lake, NY. The daughter of Albert and Helen Tyler of Vermontville, she was active in the Vermontville Church of the Nazarene and attended Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA, after graduating...

Alice Wareham

Alice Wareham

Jun 11, 2018

Alice Ridenour Wareham of Saranac Lake, died Monday June 11, 2018 at the University of Vermont Medical Center.She was born Sept. 2, 1922 in Saranac Lake the daughter of John Schell Ridenour and Clara (Wilcox) Ridenour.She from attended the Baldwin elementary school, was graduated from the Saranac Lake high school in 1939 and Smith College in 1944.After graduating from Smith...

Frederic Rockefeller Sr

Frederic Rockefeller Sr

Jun 7, 2018

Frederic Lincoln Rockefeller, 96, passed away peacefully at his home at Bay Pond, NY, surrounded by family on June 7.He was the beloved husband of June Rockefeller, who predeceased him by just five days, and with whom he shared 70 years of marriage. Fred was “Dad” to eight children: June Maugery (Bernard) of Assy, France; Cynthia Thompson (Jeff) of Mechanicsburg,...

Maria White

Maria White

Jun 5, 2018

Maria T. White, age 96, of Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, June 05, 2018 at AMC-mercy Living Center in Tupper Lake where she had been a resident since 2013.Born in Hinchinbrook, Quebec, Canada on October 12, 1921, she was the daughter of Richard and Roselba (Doust) Bisson. Maria married Bruce White on August 17, 1963. He predeceased her May 11, 1983.Maria...