Obituaries

Lucile Obst

Lucile Obst

Jul 15, 2016

Lucile Obst of Saranac Lake, and previously Wilmington, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016, at Saranac Village Will Rogers, where she lived for the past 13 years.She was born in Brooklyn on Aug. 13, 1916, to Hans and Louise (Karrass) Obst.Lucile is survived by her daughter Roberta Bedford and her son Roy Barreca and was predeceased by her son...

John Hawkinson

John Hawkinson

Jul 15, 2016

John W. "Hawkeye" Hawkinson earned his nickname from a camp counselor who noticed that he had quite a flair for target practice.He remarked, "You have quite a hawk eye!" Hawkeye also had quite an eye for all things beautiful: antique cars and boats, cameras, microscopes, guns, survey instruments and trains. He was intrigued by the beauty and mechanics of their...

Marion Hamm

Marion Hamm

Jul 8, 2016

Marion Hamm of Vermontville, N.Y. passed away Friday July 8th at the Adirondack Medical Center where she had worked for 30 years as a nurse.She was born in Tupper Lake, N.Y. on September 19, 1925 to William and Effie (Simpson) Fletcher.She married George Hamm who predeceased her in 1965. Marion is survived by three sons: Donald (Doris) of Vermontville, John...

Robert Mclear

Robert Mclear

Jul 7, 2016

Robert A. McLear, age 61, of Pine Street, Tupper Lake, died Thursday, July 07, 2016 his home following a long illness.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on January 02, 1955, he was the son of Ralph and Beulah (Demars) McLear. Robert married Mary Cole August 19, 2000 in Buffalo, New York.Robert had been employed as a truck driver from many...

Hon. Thomas Glover

Hon. Thomas Glover

Jul 2, 2016

Hon. Thomas R Glover of Saranac Lake, NY was born on August 13, 1935 in Boston, Mass. Raised in Plainfield, NJ by George and Mildred Holt. He graduated from Scotch Plains High School June 1954. He attended Delhi College in September 1954 and later transferred to Paul Smiths College's Forestry Program September 1955. While attending Paul Smith's he met Rose...

Eric Lohlein

Eric Lohlein

Jun 30, 2016

Eric Lee Lohlein, age 43, of Live Oak, FL passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in West Palm Beach, FL moving to Live Oak in 2010 from Utah.He worked as a manager of the Jiffy Store in Mayo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and the Florida National...

Michael Tyler

Michael Tyler

Jun 28, 2016

Michael Gene Tyler, age 61, of Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the University of Vermont Medical Center.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on May 14, 1955, he was the son of Gene and Rita (LaBrake) Tyler.Mike was a lifelong resident of the area and had been employed by the Village of Saranac Lake DPW for 30 years...

Lester Reome

Lester Reome

Jun 24, 2016

Lester "Butch" H. Reome, 73, of Lake Clear, died Friday, June 24, 2016, at his home surrounded by family.Born in Saranac Lake on June 19, 1943, he was the son of Lester and Mary Alice (Rice) Reome. Lester and Joyce B. Warner were married on July 26, 1969, in Saranac Lake.Butch was a lifelong resident of Saranac Lake and had...

Linus Fobare

Linus Fobare

Jun 23, 2016

Linus N. Fobare, 88, of Ormond Beach, Florida, died on Thursday, June 23, 2016.Linus was born in Saranac Lake, on March 25, 1928. He married Beverly Bynoon on Nov. 29, 1980.Linus was employed as a plumber in the family business, Fobare & Sons Plumbing and Heating. He was a member of the Plumbers & Steamfitters Union No. 773, and honorably...

M.I. Violet Mckay

M.I. Violet Mckay

Jun 16, 2016

M.I. Violet McKay (Hammond) died June 16, 2016, in Hampton, New Brunswick, at the Dr. V.A. Snow Centre.She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Nov. 4, 1915, daughter of Jack and Murdina (Urquhart) Hammond.Vi started school in Aberdeen School, Smith's Falls, Ontario, while staying with Aunt and Uncle Maria and Albert White, and returned to Montreal at the age of 11...

Wesley Strack

Wesley Strack

Jun 2, 2016

Wesley H. Strack, age 72, of 155 Broadway, Saranac Lake, died Thursday, June 02, 2016 at UVM Medical Center.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on August 12, 1943, he was the son of James and Helen (Minney) Strack.Wesley worked as a master mechanic for various automobile dealerships across the country.He is survived three sons James D. Strack of Bloomingdale, Brent...

Sandra Amell

Sandra Amell

May 28, 2016

Sandra Amell, age 61, formerly of Bloomingdale, died peacefully Saturday May 28th, 2016 in Los Vegas, NV.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on June 1st 1954, she was the daughter of Raymond and Jean (Saumier) Amell.Sandra attended and graduated from Saranac Lake High School.She is survived by one son Brian Alphonso of Los Vegas, NV, four brothers Donald (Cindy) Amell...

Mary Lee Callaghan

Mary Lee Callaghan

May 26, 2016

Mary Lee Callaghan, age 89, passed away on May 26, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Hospital with family and friends at her bedside.She was born on March 24, 1927 in Saranac Lake, NY, a daughter of Leah Muncil Meagher and Cornelius Meagher. A graduate of Albany Business College, Mary worked as a legal secretary for the law firm of McCormick and...

Norma Young

Norma Young

May 25, 2016

Norma M. Young, age 90 of Lake Clear, NY died Wednesday May 25, 2016 in Plattsburgh, NY.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on July 15, 1925, she was the daughter of George A. Donaldson Sr. and Marion I. (Starks) Donaldson.She graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1943. She worked at George L. Starks & Co where she met her...

Margaret Helen Hudson

Margaret Helen Hudson

May 18, 2016

Margaret Helen HudsonMarch 31, 1924-May 18, 2016Born in Winnipeg, Helen became a resident of Baldwinsville in 1959. Helen died at her daughter’s home on Loon Lake, NY, succumbing to breast cancer.An active member of Baldwinsville First United Methodist Church, she was a youth worker for 20 years, a past president of U.M.W., and enjoyed diverse under-standings of Christianity often shared...

Jeanne Duso

Jeanne Duso

May 17, 2016

Memorial services have been set for Jeanne B. Duso, age 84, of Saranac Lake and Bradenton, FL, who died at her home surrounded by loving family, on May 17, 2016 in Bradenton, FL.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on December 18, 1931, she was the daughter of Lee and Merilda (Lamare) Gladd. Jeanne married Harry “Ed” Duso on August 26,...

Margaret Roy

Margaret Roy

May 12, 2016

Margaret “Peg” Roy of Saranac Lake died at the Adirondack Medical Center on Thursday, May 12, less than one month short of her 93rd birthday.A resident of the village since 1976, Peg was an active member of the community, the builder and owner of the Tamarack House apartments on Helen Hill, and founder and owner of the Yum Yum Tree...

Lorna Collins

Lorna Collins

May 11, 2016

Lorna Fay Collins, 87, formally of 41 Kiwassa Road, Saranac Lake, passed away May 11th in Washington DC's Holy Cross Hospital from complications of a stroke she suffered last Saturday. She was attended by her son, William Mark Collins, until her death.Lorna was born in 1928 in Adelaide, South Australia to Ivy and Alfred Hannaford, a noted inventor-businessman in agricultural...

Anita Oddy

Anita Oddy

May 7, 2016

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Anita (Diego) Oddy, 94, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in her home.Mrs. Oddy was born Aug. 24, 1921, in Northfield, Vermont, to the late Marcelina Fernandez Diego and Dionesio Diego. She had two sisters: the late Alvera Fortune and late Aurora Gillespie; and one brother, the late John Diego.She was a 1943 graduate of St....

Patricia Badore

Patricia Badore

May 5, 2016

Patricia A. Badore, age 59, of 12 Arnold Drive, Saranac Lake, died Thursday, May 05, 2016 at her home.Born in Plattsburgh, New York on January 06, 1957, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Rita (Forrett) Badore.Patty was a 1975 graduate of Tupper Lake High School. She attended North Country Community College where she received training as a secretary. She...