Obituaries

George Bedore

George Bedore

Dec 28, 2011

George Bedore, age 88, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, NY died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at his home in Saranac Lake.Born in Tupper Lake, New York on October 27, 1923, he was the son of Romeo and Harriet (LaBarge) Bedore. He married Eleanor Slattery on April 10, 1948 in St. Bernard's Church in Saranac Lake.Mr. Bedore is a life...

Ronald Sullivan

Ronald Sullivan

Dec 23, 2011

Word has been received of the death of Ronald L. Sullivan, age 68, of 89 Greenwood Street, Lake Placid, who died Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on January 05, 1943, he was the son of Daniel and Anne (Hathaway) Sullivan.Ronald had been employed as an Accountant for New...

Wayne Pratt

Wayne Pratt

Dec 20, 2011

Wayne Russell Pratt, 57, of 18 Virginia Street, Saranac Lake passed away on Tuesday December 20, 2011 after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer.He was born on June 6, 1954. Wayne grew up in Saranac Lake. While attending Saranac Lake School District he was an All-Northern pitcher in baseball. He was an avid outdoors man and had a special love...

Armand Daniels

Armand Daniels

Dec 18, 2011

TUPPER LAKE- Armond Daniels, 83, of Tupper Lake passed away at his home on Emma Street on Sunday, December 18th. Born in Plattsburgh, January 23, 1928, he was the son of Charles and Rosanna (Giroux) Daniels. Most of Armond's family grew up in Plattsburgh. Armond moved to Tupper Lake in the 1970's after living in various homes before receiving services...

Paul Boushie

Paul Boushie

Dec 17, 2011

TUPPER LAKEPaul Dorran Boushie, 64, of Tupper Lake passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Massena hospital. Paul had been a resident of Massena for several years.Born April 12, 1947 in Tupper Lake he was the son of Richard and Phyllis (McCauley) Boushie. Paul graduated in 1964 from Holy Ghost Academyand ,did Post Graduate studies at Tupper Lake High SchoolHe...

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...