Obituaries

Feb 19, 2012

William Wallace Stephenson, age 86, of 673 County Route 55, Saranac Lake, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Fletcher Allen Health Care Center in Burlington VT.Born in Bloomingdale, New York on August 09, 1925, he was the son of William and Daisy (Brown) Stephenson. He married Patricia Strobel May 2, 1963 at St. Paul's Church in Bloomingdale, NY.Mr. Stephenson had...

Feb 15, 2012

TUPPER LAKE- Gladys "DeeDee" LaVoy, 69, of Umatilla, Florida, formerly of Piercefield passed away, Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at The Villages Regional Hospital. Born July 28, 1942 in Piercefield, she was the daughter of Corbin and Ruby (Tarbox) LaVoy. DeeDee held several jobs through her life, most importantly, she was a stay at home Mom. She also worked for Sunmount...

Feb 14, 2012

Helen M. Wells, age 88, formerly of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, NY, died on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at Schuyler Ridge Residential Health Care in Clifton Park, NY.Born in Norfolk, New York, on June 22, 1923, she was the daughter of Clarence and Frances (Sweet) Snyder. She married Truman “Bucky” Wells on September 17, 1966, in Juarez, Mexico. He...

Feb 11, 2012

TUPPER LAKE- Beulah Facteau, 87, of Piercefield, died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Mercy Living Center where she had resided for the past 3 months. Born May 29, 1924 in Clyde, NY, she was the daughter of Stewart and Mary (Francisco) Shumway. Mrs. Facteau was a veteran of the U.S. Army working as a File Clerk and later Cook at...

Feb 10, 2012

Paul Becker,46, of Tupper Lake passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, February 10, 2012. Born January 27, 1966 in Saranac Lake, he was the son of Robert and Mary (Olsen) Becker. Paul was a graduate of Tupper Lake High School in 1985. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Paul served as a Electronic Warfare Technician aboard the USS...

Feb 10, 2012

TUPPER LAKERobert Chartier, 79, of 21 Front Street, Tupper Lake, NY passed away on February 10, 2012 at his family home with his loving wife Jeanette of 58 years by his side.Bob was born on March 31st, 1932 in Tupper Lake, the son of George & Juliet Chartier. He was predeceased by his parents and siblings, Clayton, Rita, Lillian, Bernard...

Feb 6, 2012

Feb 5, 2012

Mary D. Baker, age 85, formerly of Saranac Village at Will Rogers and 17 Shepard Ave in Saranac Lake, died Sunday, February 05, 2012 at AMC Uihlein in Lake Placid where she had been a resident since 2010.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on December 7, 1926, she was the daughter of Walter and Margaret (Burke) Duffy. She married Clyde...

Feb 5, 2012

Shane Sheffield, age 28, of 509 River Road, Lake Placid, died Sunday, February 05, 2012.Born in Plattsburgh, New York on April 24, 1983, he was the son of Gary Sheffield, Sr. and April Dixon.Shane grew up in Lake Placid and recently was staying Saranac Lake. At the time of his death he was an independent Gem Stone Dealer and Graphic...

Feb 3, 2012

Eileen J. Gardner, of 235 Lake Street Passed away on Friday 03,2012 at the Adirodack medical center surrounded by her family.Born at St.Clairs Hospital in Schenectady, Ny on May 12th 1950, she was the daughter of John and Phylis (Macey) Gardner.Eileen is a graduate of Saranac Lake High School. She had been employed at the American Management Associationas a secretary...

Feb 2, 2012

TUPPER LAKE – Dick Watt Meisburger, 84, of Tupper Lake passed away Wednesday, February 2,2012 at Mercy Living Center where he had resided the past 10 months.Born July 19, 1927 in Buffalo, he was the son of L. Halliday and Margaret (Mitscher) Meisburger.Mr. Meisburger was a graduate of Nichols School of Buffalo, attended the University of Buffalo, andserved with the...

Jan 25, 2012

Andrew "Andy" J. Boula, age 63, of 33 Poplar Lane, Bloomingdale, NY died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at his home.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on June 06, 1948, he was the son of Oliver and Ruth (Foster) Boula. He married Dawn Aleta Strack on April 16, 1983 in Saranac Lake.Andy is a life long resident of the Saranac Lake...

Jan 17, 2012

Ronald L. Rabideau, Jr. 50, of Tupper Lake passed away peacefully onTuesday, January 17, 2012, at the Adirondack Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born, September 24, 1961, the son of Brenda (DeMar) Sayward and Ronald Rabideau. He married Sherry (Sauve) Rabideau on August 2, 1997.Ron worked many years in hardware, he made a tremendous amount of friends. He...

Jan 16, 2012

Floyd H. Mace, age 83, of 675 County Route 18, Lake Clear, NY, died Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on May 06, 1928, he was the son of Henry and Cora (Donaldson) Mace. He married Patricia M. Mero on September 27, 1947.Floyd had been a life-long resident of...

Jan 14, 2012

Barbara Ann ( Root ) GarveyBarbara Ann Garvey, 76, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 after a valiant fight with cancer surrounded by her loving family.She was born in Willsboro April 13th, 1935, the daughter of Melvin and Dora (Currier) Root.Barbara was married on June 5th, 1952 to Paige Garvey Sr., who survives. She was a homemaker for most of...

Jan 13, 2012

TUPPER LAKE-Anna Grace Mack, 74, of Tupper Lake passed away, Friday, January 13, 2012 at her home on Woodlands Drive. Born on April 12, 1937 in Hogansburg, she was the daughter of James and Sophie (Patterson) Mack. Anna moved to Sunmount DDSO in 1965 and later to the Adirondack ARC. Anna served on the Board of Directors at the ARC...

Jan 13, 2012

TUPPER LAKE-Paul A. Charland, 79, of Boyer Ave. Tupper Lake passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at the Adirondack Medical Center surrounded by his wife and family following a brief illness. Born December 15, 1932 in Tupper Lake, he was the son of Harry and Lena (Trudeau) Charland. Paul graduated from Holy Ghost Academy and was a veteran of the...

Jan 13, 2012

Phyllis J. Gilbert, age 69, of 56 Breezy Acres Lane, Saranac Lake, passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family.Born in Potsdam, New York on August 22, 1942, she was the daughter of Gordon and Pearl (Cornell) Stone. She married Dean T. Gilbert on February 6, 1960 in Potsdam, New York.Phyllis owned and operated the...

Jan 6, 2012

Gladys May Stacey Shaheen passed away Friday morning at the age of 78. She lived her life as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. With her daughter by her side, she left the world in peace.Born in Saranac Lake on October 31st, 1933 to the late Howard and Florida(Rushia) Stacey. Gladys lived in Saranac Lake with her 6...

Jan 5, 2012

Michael S. Turmel, age 42, of 56 William Street, Saranac Lake, died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Albany, New York on December 30, 1969, he was the son of Ralph and Helen (Duprey) Turmel, Jr.Mike had been employed as the Program Manager for the Tri-Lakes Center for Independent Living. He graduated from Saranac...