Obituaries

Deborah Collins

Deborah Collins

Oct 21, 2013

Deborah J. Collins, age 61, formerly of Saranac Lake and currently of 89 Greenwood Street, Lake Placid, died Monday, October 21, 2013 at C.V.P.H Medical Center in Plattsburgh, NY.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on September 05, 1952, she was the daughter of James and Rita (Raynor) Johnson.Debbie attended and graduated from Saranac Lake High School. She had been employed...

Charlotte Jarnot

Charlotte Jarnot

Oct 20, 2013

Word has been received of the death of Charlotte A. Jarnot, age 89, formerly of Forest Home Road, Saranac Lake and currently of Springfield, OH who died on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at the Forest Glenn Nursing Home in Springfield.Born in Buffalo, New York on May 12, 1924, she was the daughter of Stephen and JoAnne (Kucinski) Szczepanski.Charlotte married Ferdinand...

Helen Elwyn

Helen Elwyn

Oct 12, 2013

Helen was born on September 24, 1926 in Hillsdale, New Jersey, a daughter of John and Hanna Wister. She passed away surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home in Santa Fe, New Mexico on October 12, 2013. She was predeceased by her sisters Agnes and Marie, her brother Edwin, and by her first granddaughter Joy. Helen is survived by...

Annabelle Paradis

Annabelle Paradis

Oct 9, 2013

Annabelle “Belle” Paradis, age 85, of 85 County Route 18, Lake Clear, died Wednesday, October 09, 2013 at her home.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on January 15, 1928, she was the daughter of Oliver and Anna P. (Strong) Boula. Belle married Dan Paradise in 1965 in Kirkville, NY. He predeceased her in 1984.Belle was a life long resident of...

Frances Dickie

Frances Dickie

Oct 7, 2013

Frances E. Dickie, age 92, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, died Monday, October 07, 2013 at Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Plattsburgh, NY.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on July 28, 1921, she was the daughter of Leland and Grace (Bassett) Dassance.Frances had been employed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation from 1973 to 1993 as a...

Martin Winderl

Martin Winderl

Oct 2, 2013

Martin David Winderl, 83 of Saranac Lake, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at the Adirondack Medical Center.Martin was born on November 24, 1929, in Washington D.C. the son of Matthew Francis Winderl and Eleanor Argenta Tierney.Martin was a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War. He was a master stone mason. Early in...

Martha Gladd

Martha Gladd

Oct 2, 2013

Martha F. Gladd, age 72, formerly of Saranac Lake and residing at 9 Talbot Drive in Penfield, NY, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Rochester General Hospital after a brief illness.Born in Saranac Lake on July 26, 1941, Marty was the daughter of James R. and Adelaide E. (Clancy) Finn.Marty married Ron Gladd, also of Saranac Lake, on...

Robert Loomis

Robert Loomis

Sep 29, 2013

Robert L. Loomis, age 87, of 78 Will Rogers Drive, Saranac Lake, NY and formerly of Colebrook, CT and New York, NY, died Sunday, September 29, 2013.Born in New York City on January 12, 1926, he was the son of Alfred and Priscilla Lockwood Loomis. He married Julia Wolfe on May 31,1957 in New York City. Julia predeceased him in...

Charles Elwyn, Sr.

Charles Elwyn, Sr.

Sep 28, 2013

Charlie Elwyn was born on August 13, 1926 in Middletown, New York and passed away at his home in Lake Clear on September 28, 2013. He was predeceased by his brothers Henry and Bob and by his first granddaughter, Joy. Charlie is survived by his sisters Millie, Betty, and Doris; daughters Joyce Levine and Tricia Elwyn and his son Charles...

Kevin Benham/Pillis

Kevin Benham/Pillis

Sep 24, 2013

Kevin Thomas Benham/Pillis, 36, went to the House that Jesus the Messiah had prepared for him in Heaven on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. He stepped into eternity while doing what he loved best – being out in the woods in tune with God’s creation.Kevin was born April 15, 1977, in Cambridge, NY, to his birth parents, Frederick and Claudette Pinkerton....

Leora Manley

Leora Manley

Sep 16, 2013

Word has been received of the death of Leora Evelyn Manley, age 82, formerly of Saranac Lake and currently of West Palm Beach, FL who went home to be with the Lord, on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Hospice of Palm Beach County.Leora had been employed as a Loan Officer at Marine Midland Bank/HSBC in Saranac Lake for many...

Mary Tanzini

Mary Tanzini

Sep 16, 2013

Mary Leona Tanzini, age 90, of The Donaldson Road in Lake Clear, died Monday, September 16, 2013 at AMC-Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid where she had been a resident since 2004.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on October 16, 1922, she was the daughter of Walter and Maude (Martell) Donaldson. She was married to William Tanzini. He predeceased her...

Calvin Miller

Calvin Miller

Sep 15, 2013

Calvin S Miller, 85, died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, September 15, 2013, at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, NY. Born on November 22, 1927 in Brooklyn to the late Dorothy Klein Miller and Stanley Miller, Cal attended Brooklyn Tech High School, served two years in the Army during World War II, and graduated from Michigan State....

Gary Daby

Gary Daby

Sep 12, 2013

Gary F. Daby, born January 9, 1949, the son of Rosetta Marion Kimball Daby and Francis A. Daby, passed on Thursday September 12, 2013 at home peacefully with his loving family by his side after a courageous battle with cancerMr. Daby graduated from Lake Placid High School in 1968. He served in the United States Army from 1971 to 193...

Preston Burl

Preston Burl

Sep 11, 2013

Preston Burl, age 80, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at the Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Town of Franklin, on October 01, 1932, he was the son of Preston and Helen (Shumway) Burl. Preston, married Barbara Clookey on November 17, 1951 at St. Bernard's Church in Saranac Lake.Preston had been employed as an electrician for...

Vincent Pelletieri

Vincent Pelletieri

Sep 9, 2013

Vincent Elias Pelletieri, age 91, of 78 Will Rogers Drive, Saranac Lake, died at his home Monday, September 09, 2013.Born in Utica, New York on February 19, 1922, he was the son of Elias and Rocktella (Cavallo) Pelletieri. He married Elizabeth Rita Sullivan on September 18, 1954 at St. Bernard's Church in Saranac Lake.Vinnie was a partner at the Belvedere...

Kathlene Goodrich

Kathlene Goodrich

Sep 7, 2013

Kathlene E. Foley Goodrich, 51, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2013 following a long illness.Kathlene was born the daughter of Bernard and Jean (Wamsganz) Foley in Saranac Lake on October 31, 1961.Kathy met the love of her life James Goodrich in April of 1986 and they married in Bradenton, FL on September 4, 1994.Kathy was a Senior Officer Specialist, Case...

Denise Lester

Denise Lester

Sep 7, 2013

Denise Lester, age 58, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, died Saturday, September 07, 2013 at the Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on January 04, 1955, she was the daughter of Francis “Frenchie” and Charlotte (Hull) Gladd.Denise had been employed at various area businesses in Saranac Lake including Grossmans, Tri-Lake Humane Society for over 12 years and...

Maurice O'Brien, Jr.

Maurice O'Brien, Jr.

Aug 30, 2013

Maurice “Mo” J. O'Brien, Jr., age 68, of 23 Donaldson Road, Lake Clear, died Friday, August 30, 2013.Born in Eugene, Oregon on March 17, 1945, he was the son of Maurice and Anna May (Wurtzburg) O'Brien, Sr. Mo married Lorraine Valley on August 28, 1995 at Sekon Lodge on Upper Saranac Lake.Mo graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Manhasset...

Carl Aubin

Carl Aubin

Aug 18, 2013

Carl B. Aubin, age 53, of 56 Old Lake Colby Road, Saranac Lake, died unexpectedly, Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Marietta, Georgia on June 30, 1960, he was the son of Carlton and Evelyn (Webster) Aubin. Carl married Kathy Yelle on April 20, 1996 in Malone, NY.Carl had been employed as the Head Chef at the...