Obituaries

Mar 27, 2012

Mar 26, 2012

Lynda Marie McGiboney-Herr, 70, of Tupper Lake, formerly of Niagara Falls, NY, a beloved mother, sister, grandmother and friend died March 26, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake due to ongoing health issues with her heart and kidneys.Lynda was born August 5 1941 in Niagara Falls, NY. She was the daughter of Wilfred James and...

Mar 23, 2012

LONG LAKE-Wilfred (Willy) St.AmourWilly St.Amour, 68 of Long Lake died March 23, 2012. Born March 1, 1944 in Amsterdam, N.Y. He wasthe son of Wilfred and Virginia St.Amour. He married his wife Judy on August 10th 1981. Willyserved in the US Army from 1961-1964. He retired from Adirondack Beverages in Scotia, N.Y.Willy is survived by his Wife, 3 brothers, Ray...

Mar 22, 2012

Mar 15, 2012

Carol Lee VanWeort, age 48, of 58 Academy Street, Malone, NY died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on May 22, 1963, she was the daughter of Joseph and Dora (Gates) Bova, Sr.Carol graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1982. She later attended and graduated from North Country...

Mar 14, 2012

TUPPER LAKEWilliam Kenneth Jessie , 85, of Piercefield, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, at his home, March 14, 2012.Born October 1, 1926, in Tupper Lake, William was the son of Ernest & Grace (Peck) Jessie. He married Glorya Zande in 1949.Bill entered the U.S. Army in 1948 and served for 2 years when he was medically discharged due to...

Mar 11, 2012

Eugene Donald LaRocque, 76, of Tupper Lake, NY died March 11, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD. Born December 6, 1935 in Tupper Lake, NY, Eugene was the son of Adolph and Ophelia (Bowery) LaRocque.Gene graduated from Newcomb High School in 1956. He entered the Air Force thereafter, in 1956, and served for 4 years. He then spent many...

Mar 9, 2012

Timothy T. “Timmy Moe” McNamara, age 61, of 163 Park Ave., Saranac Lake, died Friday, March 09, 2012 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on February 15, 1951, he was the son of Bruce and Kathleen (Burkett) McNamara. He married Ernestine Brown on August 31, 1974.Tim was in the Navy as a Radio Mechanic...

Mar 7, 2012

LONG LAKE- Dennis P. Hunt, 82 of Long Lake passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Born August 21, 1929 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of Thomas and Ellie (Patterson) Hunt. Mr. Hunt was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was employed as a Heavy Equipment Machinery Mechanic at National...

Mar 5, 2012

TUPPER LAKEAlvin Boyce Connor passed on unexpectedly on the 3rd day of March 2012. He was born in Tupper Lake to Maurice S. and Delia (Madore) Connor on the 2nd day of October 1936 and was the second of five children.He was known to his family and friends as Humble Al.He attended school in Tupper Lake and graduated in 1954....

Mar 5, 2012

Marie M. Gonyea, age 71, of 1235 County Route 60, Vermontville, died Monday, March 05, 2012 at C.V.P.H Medical Center in Plattsburgh, NY.Born in Vermontville, New York on August 10, 1940, she was the daughter of Merton and Adeline (St. Louis) Skeels. Marie married Gordon Gonyea on January 13, 1990 in LaFargeville, NY. He predeceased her on November 21, 2009.Marie...

Mar 3, 2012

Wallace C. “Wally” Gay, age 85, of 24 Maryland Ave., Saranac Lake, died Saturday, March 03, 2012 at AMC-Mercy in Tupper Lake, NY.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on January 13, 1927, he was the son of Wallace and Mathilda (Colby) Gay. He married Donalda Maple on May 12, 1951 in Rochester, New York.Wally attended local schools and participated in...

Mar 3, 2012

Thomas G. Herr, 75, of Tupper Lake, formerly of Phillipsburgh, Pa, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather died March 3, 2012 at 3 p.m. at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake due to ongoing medical conditions.Tom was born on April 1, 1936 in Harrisburg, Pa. He was the son of the late Lee Alfred Herr and Winifred (Blakney) Herr.At the...

Mar 1, 2012

TUPPER LAKEEdmund Grose, 96, of Tupper Lake, beloved husband of the late Janet Mitchell Grose, died peacefully at Adirondack Medical Center - Uihlein on March 1, 2012. He was born February 15, 1916 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Edmund L. and Grose and Catherine (Hean) Grose.Following high school graduation in 1934, Edmund enlisted in the U.S. Army serving with...

Mar 1, 2012

TUPPER LAKE-Sadie Della Amoriell, 89, of Tupper Lake passed away, Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Mercy Living Center in Tupper Lake. Born September 3, 1922 in Tupper Lake, she was the daughter of William and Della (King) Smith. Sadie was a graduate of Holy Ghost Academy in 1940 and went on to North Country Community College earning an Associate's Degree...

Feb 29, 2012

Arnold Joseph Louis Gallos died peacefully on February 29, 2012, in his room at Uihlein Mercy Center, Lake Placid, NY, where he had been a resident for the past year and a half.Arnold was born on September 8, 1920, to Peter and Lillian (Kozlowski) Gallos in the coal-mining town of Plains, Pennsylvania. The family then moved to Easton, PA, where...

Feb 26, 2012

Tupper Lake-Loretta Berard, 85 of Tupper Lake passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 26th, 2012. She was surrounded by her loving husband and family. Born January 29, 1927 in Tupper Lake, she was the daughter of Napoleon and Edna (Beor) LaMere. On May 24, 1949 she married Raymond Berard. Loretta was a wonderful wife and mother who devotedly raised 11...

Feb 25, 2012

Joe Reilly passed away on Saturday morning, February 25th, with family by his side, at Uihlein Mercy Center where he resided since December 2005.He was born Joseph John Reilly on a small farm near Egg Harbor City, NJ on January 9, 1925, the youngest son of Loretta (nee Doyle) and Henry Reilly.Joe was orphaned during the depression in Brooklyn, NY,...

Feb 24, 2012

William J. Walasky, age 82, of 34 Cortez Lane, Saranac Lake, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on April 30, 1929, he was the son of Joseph and Louisa (Dawson) Walasky. He married Harriett VonDell on July 25, 1967 in Burlington, VT. She predeceased him on April 20, 1997.Willie...

Feb 21, 2012

Betsy Ann Whitefield, age 62, formerly of Saranac Lake and currently Lake Placid, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at her home with loved ones by her side.Born in White Plains, New York on May 02, 1949, she was the daughter of James and Betty (Bormann) Whitefield.Betsy graduated from Paramus High School, NJ in 1967, Farleigh Dickinson University in 1971, and...