Dr. Emmanuel "Manny" Bernstein
Nov 13, 2015
Dr. Emmanuel “ Manny” Bernstein, Jr. passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family and close friends on November 13, 2015. He was 85.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Manny came to live in Saranac Lake when he was two years old for his father’s Tuberculous cure. He graduated from Saranac Lake high school in 1948 and attended the University of...

Richard Miller
Nov 8, 2015
Richard (Rich) H. Miller, 82, of Lake Clear New York, passed away on November 8, 2015 at the Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.Born January 2, 1933 in Syracuse NY was the son of Theodore and Beatrice Miller of Wolcott NY.Rich is survived by his wife of 60 years Margaret (Meg) O’Grady Miller, a sister Georgie Garrison, Wolcott NY; children Rick Reed...

Charles "Chic" Riley
Oct 31, 2015
Charles “Chic” Edward Riley, age 88, of 1347 Pine Street, Saranac Lake, died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at his home.Born in Gabriels, New York on September 27, 1927, he was the son of Dennis and Elizabeth "Bessie" (Keegan) Riley. Charles, married June M. LaFranchise on June 27, 1959 in Bennington, VT.Chic worked as a plumber for over 40 years, including...
Brenda Bevilacqua
Oct 29, 2015
Brenda Bevilacqua, age 56, of 3 Williams Street, Saranac Lake, died Thursday, October 29, 2015.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on October 03, 1959, she was the daughter of Clarence “Ken” and Joyce (King) Ward. Brenda married Robert Bevilacqua on August 11, 1979 at St. Bernard’s Church.Brenda worked as a Teacher’s Assistant for the Saranac Lake Central School District for...

Robert Martin
Oct 29, 2015
Robert A. Martin, age 80, of 5 Trudeau Road, Saranac Lake, died Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac LakeBorn in Saranac Lake, New York on March 16, 1935, he was the son of John and Dorothy (St. Louis) Martin. Robert married Jacqueline Miner on June 28, 1958 at St. Bernard’s Church.Robert was a lifelong resident...

Panagiotis "Peter" Schinas
Oct 25, 2015
Panagiotis “Peter” Nikolas Schinas, age 6, of 16 James Street, Saranac Lake, died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the Adirondack Medical Center following a long illness.Born in Brooklyn, New York on November 07, 2008, he was the son of and Irene Schinas and Oleg Tchernytchenko.He is survived by his mother Irene Schinas of Saranac Lake his father and Oleg Tchernytchenko,...
George Broeckx
Oct 16, 2015
George A. Broeckx, age 64, of Jessica Truck, Albany, NY, died Friday, October 16, 2015.Born in Lake Placid, New York on February 25, 1951, he was the son of George and Catherine (See) Broeckx.George attended and graduated from Lake Placid High School in 1969. Following graduation he moved to Albany where he attended a culinary arts school. He devoted 20...

Louis Gary Fournier
Oct 13, 2015
Louis “Gary” Fournier, age 69, of 116 Prospect Ave., Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Plattsburgh, New York on July 26, 1946, he was the son of Louis J. and Regina (Gauthier) Fournier. Louis married Lauretta Barie on July 26, 1974 at St. Bernard’s Church in Saranac Lake.Gary had been a resident of Saranac...

Joyce Strong
Oct 9, 2015
Joyce Tower Strong passed away October 9, 2015 from a long illness. She was employed at Mercy Hospital in Tupper Lake and then at AMC for many years.Joyce is survived by her one and only son Scott and Jane Tower, her daughters, Gloria and Peter Zera, Debbi and Kurt Shaler, DIane and Mike Charland, Bobbi Green, Joanne and Ahmed Seyam....

Doris Richter
Oct 3, 2015
Doris Joyce Richter died peacefully at home on Saturday October 3, at the age of 103. She was born April 19, 1912 in Mast Hope, PA, four days after the sinking of the Titanic. She was the youngest child of Jack and Mary Joyce.Doris graduated from The School of Nursing in Englewood, NJ, where she married Dr. Donald A Richter...

Philip Gates
Sep 27, 2015
Philip A. Gates, 81 formerly of Saranac Lake and currently of Brushton, New York, died Sunday September 27, 2015 at the Alice Hyde Hospital in Malone.He was born in Saranac Lake on December 9, 1933, the son of Doris (Barnaby) Gates and Felix Gates.He is survived by one sister, Golda Gates Hern of Warren, Ohio, a nephew, Terry Gates of...

Marie Pandolph
Sep 26, 2015
On Saturday, September 26, 2015, with her son by her side, Marie Vivian Pandolph was reunited with her loved and missed husband, Chuck. Born in Saranac Lake, NY on November 25, 1926, she was the daughter of Ethan and Gladys (Moody) Niles.Marie spent her childhood days around Moody Pond, enjoying the unique youth of Adirondack life. She had a great...

Joanne Mcgrain
Sep 24, 2015
Joanne McGrain's long and difficult journey ended peacefully with her daughter by her side on September 24, 2015.She was born on July 8, 1930 in Tupper Lake, New York and was the daughter of the late Lula Girard and Stanley Clark. She moved to Saranac Lake in 1950 when she married William "Bub" McGrain and lived there until 2008 at...

Virginia "Gina" Jennings
Sep 5, 2015
Virginia “Gina” Jennings, age 80, of Vermontville, NY, died Saturday, September 05, 2015 at the Orchard Nursing Home in Granville, NY.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on September 06, 1934, she was the daughter of Francis and Naomi (Shumway) Hastings.Virginia lived as a small girl in Saranac Lake then moved to San Diego, CA, during World War II from age...

Robert Martin
Sep 5, 2015
Robert J. “Bob” Martin, age 82, of 25 Circle Street, Saranac Lake, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 surrounded by his five children and several other family members at his daughter’s home in Virginia.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on January 3, 1933, he was the son of Leonard and Amy (Roy) Martin. Bob married his high school sweetheart, Margaret...

Paul Hameline
Aug 30, 2015
Paul Hameline, of Saranac Lake, passed away, surrounded by family and friends, on Sunday, August 30th, 2015.Paul believed that God had a plan and purpose to work all things out for his good and he counted it a privilege to share that good news with others. He was a man who understood disappointment and was transparent about failure, yet experienced...

Dorothy Charland
Aug 18, 2015
Dorothy Elizabeth Charland, age 88, of Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the Mercy Living Center in Tupper Lake where she had been a resident since September of 2014.Born in Chicopee, Massachusetts on April 01, 1927, she was the daughter of Stanley and Mildred (Connor) Wojciak. Dorothy married Frederick Joseph Charland on October 5, 1946 in Saranac Lake....

Belva Jean Darrah
Aug 17, 2015
On the day of August 17th, 2015 at 6:30 pm, a fighter, an inspiration has passed away peacefully surrounded by generations of family, of which she started. Belva Jean Darrah, 89, of Bloomingdale, succumbed to complications due to her cancer, spending the last few years of her life fighting, laughing, and loving.Born in St. Regis Falls, New York on October...

Lois Faulkner
Aug 15, 2015
Lois G. (Martin) Faulkner, of Saranac Lake New York passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 15, 2015. She was 89.Born in Ossining, New York on April 9, 1926, she was the daughter of Raymond and Muriel (Churchill) Martin. Lois married Gene Faulkner on September 26, 1948 in Montgomery, New York and had two children together. Lois was predeceased...

Eleanor Leavitt
Aug 13, 2015
Eleanor R. Leavitt, age 94, of Gabriels died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid where she had been a resident since October of 2014.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on August 06, 1921, she was the daughter of Arthur and Eleanor (MacMaster) Leavitt.Eleanor was a lifelong resident and had been employed as a Librarian at...