Obituaries

Jeannine Auger

Jeannine Auger

Dec 16, 2011

TUPPER LAKE-Jeannine A. Auger, 77, o f Pleasant Ave. Tupper Lake passed away peacefully on Friday, December 16 at her home. Born August 20, 1934 in Trois-Riveres, Quebec, she was the daughter of Alfred and Rose (Charland) Grimard. She married Henri Auger on December 16, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. She returned to Montreal for several years before settling in Tupper...

Eva Chartrand

Eva Chartrand

Dec 15, 2011

Eva D. ChartrandMrs. Eva Chartrand 92 of United Nursing Home, Ogdensburg NY peacefully passed away Thursday December 15th 2011. Eva was born September 22nd, 1919. Eva was the daughter of William and Nora (Pelkey) Oshier of Tupper Lake.Eva married Hector Chartrand in 1951. Mrs. Chartrand spent most of her life in Tupper Lake. She loved Bingo and shopping. She worked...

Nancy Morgan

Nancy Morgan

Dec 14, 2011

Nancy (Rogers) Morgan,84 of 23 Cranberry Lane, Saranac Lake, died Wednesday December 14, 2011at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, New York.Born July 25, 1927, in Saranac Lake, she was the daughter of Arthur F. and Ethel (Harrington) Rogers.She received her Bachelor of Science and Master's degrees in Elementary Education from SUNY Plattsburgh. She retired in 1985 after 35...

John Sklaryk

John Sklaryk

Dec 14, 2011

John A. Sklaryk, age 95, of 307 Ampersand Ave, Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at home surrounded by his family and friends.Born in Schodack, New York on September 12, 1916, he was the son of George and Anastasia (Laskovich) Sklaryk. He married Beatrice Gauthier on November 20, 1939 in St. Bernard's Church. She predeceased him on April 3,...

Valerie Wales

Valerie Wales

Dec 12, 2011

Valerie Burl Wales, age 51, of 77 Edward Street, Saranac Lake, died Monday, December 12, 2011 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, Mass.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on December 23, 1959, she was the daughter of Preston and Barbara (Clookey) Burl. She married Dennis Wales on September 17, 1989 in Saranac Lake, NY. He predeceased her on...

Robert Sawyer

Robert Sawyer

Dec 9, 2011

Robert Otis Sawyer, age 80, of 147 Lake Street, Saranac Lake, died Friday, December 09, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on April 20, 1931, he was the son of Leo and Gladys (Manning) Sawyer. He married Katherine Muncil on May 29, 1958 in Saranac Lake. She predeceased him on September 20, 2010.Mr. Sawyer was a...

William Williams

William Williams

Dec 8, 2011

TUPPER LAKE- William (Bill) P. Williams, 62, of Tupper Lake, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 8, 2011 at his home. Born December 27, 1948 in Utica, he was the son of Lloyd and Leone (Kelly) Williams. Mr. Williams graduated from Tupper Lake high school and was previously married to Carol (Sauve) Williams, who passed away earlier this year. He has...

Susanne Frenette

Susanne Frenette

Dec 8, 2011

Susanne Hull Frenette, 81, died at her home on the Raquette River in Tupper Lake on December 9, 2011 following a long illness with Alzheimer’s Disease.She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, James C. Frenette. Together they created a cherished family of nine children, 14 grandchildren, and one great-grandson; James Jr. (Hope) of Tupper Lake, Martha Heidinger...

Shane Barber

Shane Barber

Dec 6, 2011

TUPPER LAKE- Shane I. Barber,47, of Tupper Lake passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, December 6th, 2011. Born October 7, 1964 in Tupper Lake, he was the son of Lloyd and Sandra (Randall) Barber. Shane graduated from Tupper Lake High school in 1982 and served 2 years in the U.S. Navy. On March 19, 1994 he married the former Penny Farnsworth. He...

Beatrice Durkee

Beatrice Durkee

Dec 6, 2011

Beatrice W. Durkee, age 97, of Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, December 06, 2011 at AMC-Mercy Health Care Center in Tupper Lake where she had been a resident since 2001.Born in Hartford, New York on April 02, 1914, she was the daughter of Frank and Jessie (Smith) Woodell. Beatrice married Clifford W. Durkee on October 31, 1936. He predeceased her on...

Taire Lavigne

Taire Lavigne

Dec 5, 2011

TUPPER LAKE- Ms. Taire Anne LaVigne, 60, of 111 Wawbeek Ave, Tupper Lake, passed away, Monday, December 5, 2011 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Born March 24, 1951, she was the daughter of Walter and Shirley LaVigne. Ms. LaVigne spent her whole life in Tupper Lake. She loved the town, the people and beauty of the area....

Grace Stevens

Grace Stevens

Dec 5, 2011

Grace Stevens, 80, of Tupper Lake, passed away Monday December 5th, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born on July 3rd, 1931 to Edward and Naomi (Heffelfinger) Britt. She Grew up in Buffalo, New York where she graduated from Hamburg High School.Grace moved to Saranac Lake in 1953 where she worked many jobs including a baker, at...

Sandra Palcic

Sandra Palcic

Dec 4, 2011

Sandra S. Palcic, age 72, of 45 Algonquin Ave., Saranac Lake, died Sunday, December 04, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Iowa Falls, Iowa on October 06, 1939, she was the daughter of Thomas and Fern (Clemann) Hayden, Jr. Sandra married Michael Palcic on October 8, 1960. He predeceased her on February 17, 2006.She is survived by three sons, Timothy...

Dr. Charles Bunker

Dr. Charles Bunker

Dec 2, 2011

Word has been received of the death of Dr. Charles P. Bunker, age 76, long time resident of Downey, California, who died after a prolonged illness of several years on Friday December 2, 2011, at a residential facility in Fullerton, California.Charles was a true renaissance man with a passion for music and the arts and a life long love and...

Violet Lamare

Violet Lamare

Nov 26, 2011

TUPPER LAKE- Violet T. LaMare, 80, of Tupper Lake passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011 at her home. Born on February 9, 1931 in Tupper Lake, she was the daughter of Homer and Dezira (Puttrow) LaMare. Violet was a lifelong resident of Tupper Lake. She was an avid bird and wildlife watcher and a collector of collectables. She is survived...

Adelaide Panode

Adelaide Panode

Nov 24, 2011

Adelaide R. Patnode, age 78, of 5612 State Route 30, Saranac Inn, died Thursday, November 24, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on October 27, 1933, she was the daughter of Edward and Bertha (Facteau) Prue. Adelaide married Robert F. Patnode August 21, 1953 in St. Bernard's Church.Adelaide is a life long resident of the area...

Joyce Laclair

Joyce Laclair

Nov 23, 2011

TUPPER LAKE-Joyce Youmell LaClair, 84, passed away with family at her side on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Mercy Living Center where she had resided since October 2008. Born March 25, 1927 in Tupper Lake, she was the daughter of Howard and Nettie (Wells) Youmell. Joyce was a home maker and enjoyed knitting, cooking, bowling and golf. She is survived...

Jean Jones

Jean Jones

Nov 21, 2011

Jean Stewart McKenzie Jones, 93, passed away at Adirondack Medical Center after a brief illness on November 21, 2011.Born September 5, 1918 in Monterey, California to Joseph Hislop Stewart and Sarah Maude Fryer.Jean grew up in Carmel Valley, California. Graduated from Monterey High School Class of 1936. Graduated from University of California, Berkeley, Class of 1940. Married Donald McKenzie, Jr....

Kay Rassman

Kay Rassman

Nov 19, 2011

Kay Rassman, 67, of Saranac lake passed away suddenly on November 19, 2011 at AMC Hospital.She was born December 24, 1943 in Foxley, England. Her Mother a war bride, her father serving in the Air Force. Kay, her Mother and Sister came to the US in 1946 aboard the Queen Mary. She grew up in Owatonna, MN.She married Robert Rassman...

Keturah Cheney

Keturah Cheney

Nov 18, 2011

Keturah May Ladue Cheney—Native Adirondack CenturionPassed away at Mercy Living Center in Tupper Lake on Friday, November 18, 2011 where she has been a resident for the last two and one half years.Keturah was born in Wanakena, NY, June 9, l911. First born of the ten children of Howard Ladue and Lena Berger Ladue, she was the last survivor of...