Obituaries

Holly Strack

Holly Strack

Jul 1, 2012

Holly A. Strack, age 58, of 722 County Route 18, Lake Clear, died Sunday, July 01, 2012 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on May 28, 1954, she was the daughter of Allen and Dorothy (Richardson) Hoyt. Holly married Eugene Strack on June 3, 1972 at St. John’s Church in Lake Clear.Holly had been...

Roger Roy

Roger Roy

Jun 30, 2012

TUPPER LAKE- Roger "Frenchie" Roy, 73, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Mercy Living Center with his family by his side. He was the brother to 4 siblings, father to 10, grandfather to 13 and great-grandfather to 3 and friend to all who knew him. Roger came into this world on February 19, 1939. He was the...

Valeda Chartier

Valeda Chartier

Jun 27, 2012

Valeda C. Chartier, age 95, of 78 Will Rogers Drive, Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Carson Mines, Ontario on November 29, 1916, she was the daughter of Alex and Dorina (DesJardin) Gravelle. She married Joseph Clayton Chartier on February 7, 1938.She was predeceased by her husband, Clayton, and two sisters Laura Gravelle and...

Gould Hoyt

Gould Hoyt

Jun 26, 2012

SARANAC LAKE--Former Paul Smith’s College forestry professor Gould Jennings Hoyt, Jr. died peacefully on June 26, 2012 at Will Rogers in Saranac Lake at the age of 90 after battling cancer. Originally from Norwalk , Connecticut, he was the son of Gould Jennings Hoyt, Sr. and Gertruyde Marie (Petrie) Hoyt. On August 28, 1948 he married Florence Ruth Klein, who...

Hans Corneille

Hans Corneille

Jun 24, 2012

Hans Jakob Corneille ObituaryTupper Lake - Hans J. Corneille, 91, of Tupper Lake passed away peacefully at his home on June 24, 2012. He was surrounded by people who loved and cared for him.He was born on September 22, 1920 in Landau, Germany where he lived and worked, also serving in WWII, and became a civilian physician in the US...

Wendell Naegele, Ii

Wendell Naegele, Ii

Jun 24, 2012

Wendell Dean "the Dream" Naegele, age 50, of 752 State Route 30, Tupper Lake, died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Fletcher Allen Health Care Facility in Burlington, VT.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on April 22, 1962, he was the son of Wendell and Shirley (Doty) Naegele. He was a graduate of Saranac Lake Central School. Dean married Heather Lewis...

George Jones

George Jones

Jun 22, 2012

George E. Jones, age 70, formerly of Overlook Apartments, Bloomingdale, passed into the loving arms of the Lord on Friday, June 22, 2012 at AMC-Mercy Living Center in Tupper Lake.Born in Lake Placid, NY on April 08, 1942, he was the son of Charles and Dorothy (Lincoln) Jones.George worked in various capacities during his working career including D. Cohen and...

Bernard Sauavie

Bernard Sauavie

Jun 16, 2012

Bernard Sauvie, age 65, of 30 Margaret Street, Saranac Lake, died Saturday, June 16, 2012 at Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Ogdensburg, New York on May 10, 1947, he was the son of John and Clara (Dashnaw) Sauvie. Bernard, married Leona E. Christie on June 8, 1985 in St.Bernard's Church by Rev. C.J. McAvoy.Bernie is a long time resident of Saranac...

Rene Joyeuse

Rene Joyeuse

Jun 12, 2012

Rene Joyeuse, 92, of McKenzie Pond Road, Saranac Lake, retired physician and a Quiet Professional, passed away on 06/12/2012 at AMC-Uihlein mercy Center in Lake Placid, NY. He passed away peacefully after 10 plus years of battling Alzheimer’s.Born Jan 17, 1920 in Zurich, Switzerland, to Delphine Pezzotti and George Rene Veuve .Dr. Joyeuse was raised in Altkirch, Alsace-Loraine France, and...

Ruth Dumont

Ruth Dumont

Jun 11, 2012

TUPPER LAKE-Ruth Rose McKinney Dumont, 96, passed away, Monday, June 11 at Mercy living center. Born January 18, 1916 to Rose Barcomb and Daniel McKinney in Dannemora, NY . In April 1936 she married Gerald E. Dumont Sr. He pre-deceased her in February 1971. Ruth attended University of Buffalo while at the time working as a correctional officer at Albion...

Blanche Titus

Blanche Titus

Jun 11, 2012

Blanche Otis Titus, 94, of Paul Smiths, New York, was born July 9, 1917. She died peacefully surrounded by her family at the Uihlein Mercy Center on June 11, 2012.The daughter of Bertha and Henry Otis, she lived most of her life on Easy Street, Paul Smiths, New York.Blanche was predeceased by her husband, James Titus, her daughter Lorraine Titus...

Herbert Halbig

Herbert Halbig

Jun 10, 2012

TUPPER LAKEHerbert F. Halbig residing at Partridge Knoll Retirement Community, Canton, New York and a former resident of Tupper Lake, New York died Sunday, June 10, 2012 of a short term illness at the age of 92. Born June 19, 1919 in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Joseph and Agnus (Seibert) Halbig. He graduated from Lancaster Catholic High...

Natalie Oddy

Natalie Oddy

Jun 9, 2012

Natalie B. Oddy, age 21, of Saranac Lake died Saturday, June 09, 2012.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on June 15, 1990, she was the daughter of Kevin Oddy and Angela Trim.Natalie attended St. Bernard's School, Saranac Lake Middle and High School where she graduated from in 2008. She loved music, fishing hunting and art, especially her tattoos. Natalie also...

Milton Cass

Milton Cass

May 25, 2012

Milton H. Cass, age 94, of Vermontville, NY died Friday, May 25, 2012 at home following a short illness.Born in Vermontville, New York on September 29, 1917, he was the son of Rufus and Rhoda (Rogers) Cass. He married Kathleen J. Swinyer on September 14, 1940. She predeceased him on August 9, 2005.Mr. Cass was a life-long resident of Vermontville....

Raymond Patnode

Raymond Patnode

May 25, 2012

Raymond H. Patnode, age 79, formerly of Kiwassa Road Saranac Lake, and more recently of the Neighborhood House in Keene Valley, died Friday, May 25, 2012 at AMC-Uihlein where he had been a resident since March.Born in Onchiota, New York on May 30, 1932, he was the son of Oliver and Dora (Lamora) Patnode. He married Dorothy Murphy on September...

Robert Hagar

Robert Hagar

May 24, 2012

Robert K. Hagar, age 84, of 1264 Pine Street, Saranac Lake, died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac LakeBorn in Jersey City, New Jersey on November 15, 1927, he was the son of Paul and Katherine (Bell) Hagar. Robert married Joan Vollmers on December 13, 1952 in Rutherford, NJ. She predeceased him in 1968. Robert...

Eunice Tormey

Eunice Tormey

May 21, 2012

Eunice June Tormey, age 86, of 1277 County Route 60, Onchiota, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at AMC-Mercy Health Care CenterBorn in Vermontville, New York on September 14, 1925, she was the daughter of Hubert and Rhoda (Doty) Tyler. She married Hayden "Bing" Tormey on November 22, 1946 in First United Methodist Church. He predeceased her on May 4, 2005.In...

Anthony Rovito

Anthony Rovito

May 12, 2012

TUPPER LAKE- Anthony "Tony" Rovito, 87, of Tupper Lake died Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT. Born May 11, 1925 in St. Regis Falls, he was the son of Frank and Theresa (Giordana) Rovito. Mr. Rovito attended school in St. Regis Falls and Saranac Lake. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1943 and was...

Saundra Fleming

Saundra Fleming

May 10, 2012

TUPPER LAKE- Saundra "Sandy" E. Fleming, 70, of Tupper Lake, died May 10th, 2012 at Mercy Living Center surrounded by all of her family and many friends. Sandy was born January 16, 1942 in Tupper Lake, the daughter of Orlene and Emil Paul Poirier. She attended school in Tupper Lake before marrying Robert F. Fleming on April 18, 1959 at...

William Tanzini, Jr.

William Tanzini, Jr.

May 8, 2012

William R. Tanzini, Jr., age 69, of 1510 State Route 86, Saranac Lake, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 08, 2012 at home.Born in Lake Clear, New York on July 24, 1942, he was the son of William and Mary Leona (Donaldson) Tanzini, Sr. He married Clemos Pickreign on October 13, 1962 at the First United Methodist Church in Saranac Lake.William...