Obituaries

Elois Sanford

Elois Sanford

Aug 8, 2011

Elois Delia Sanford, age 89, of 30 Lafayette Street, Tupper Lake, died Monday, August 08, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in St Regis Falls, NY on June 23, 1922, she was the daughter of Wendall and Harriet (Peck) Patraw. She married Lawrence Sanford on July 11, 1943 in St. Regis Falls, New York. He predeceased her on...

Howard Wood

Howard Wood

Aug 7, 2011

Howard E. Wood, age 86, of 16 Third Street, Tupper Lake, died Sunday, August 07, 2011 at his home.Born in Quaker Springs, New York on September 09, 1924, he was the son of Marshall and Hattie (Nickelbacker) Wood.Howard had been employed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as a fire tower observer for 20 years. After his...

Jason Larabie

Jason Larabie

Aug 7, 2011

Jason Larabie, age 32, formerly of Tupper Lake, NY and currently of Plattsburgh, who died Sunday, August 07, 2011 in Plattsburgh.Born in Oxford, England on March 12, 1979, he was the son of Michael and Cynthia (Carden) Larabie.Jason graduated from Tupper Lake High School in 1997. He later attended and graduated from North Country Community College in 1999 and Plattsburgh...

Carol Williams

Carol Williams

Jul 31, 2011

Carol M. Williams, 60, of Brushton, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Alice Hyde Hospital in Malone. Born July 15, 1951 in Tupper Lake, she was the daughter of Aubin and Jeannette (LeBlanc) Sauve. Carol attended local schools and was previously married to William P. Williams of Tupper Lake, NY. Carol has resided for the past 18...

Blanche Kreymborg

Blanche Kreymborg

Jul 30, 2011

Blanche M. Kreymborg, age 95, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, died Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on March 28, 1916, she was the daughter of James and Jeannette (Cox) Brown. She married Howard Kreymborg on July 15, 1945. He predeceased her on July 11, 1949.Mrs Kreyrnborg grew up in Bloomingdale, N....

Joan Lowndes

Joan Lowndes

Jul 29, 2011

Joan C. Lowndes, age 64, of 7 School Street, Bloomingdale, NY died Friday, July 29, 2011 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Mt. Kisco, New York on August 28, 1946, she was the daughter of William and Lillian (Meier) Hyde.She is survived by two sons Edward Lowndes of Bloomingdale, NY and Jeffrey Lowndes of lake Placid, NY,...

Richard Moeller

Richard Moeller

Jul 25, 2011

Richard Lee Moeller of Tupper Lake, NY passed away on July 25th, 2011 while a resident of Mercy Healthcare. Richard was born on Dec 30, 1935 to Peter and Elsie Ploof Moeller of Tupper Lake. He attended Tupper Lake High School and enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps and served honorably from 1953 to 1956 attaining the rank of...

Betty Amell

Betty Amell

Jul 23, 2011

Mrs. Betty M Amell, 84, of Maryland Road, Plattsburgh, N.Y., and formerly of Saranac Lake, passed away Saturday July 23, 2011 at the CVPH Medical Center. Betty was born in Saranac Lake on January 8, 1927. She was the daughter of Oliver and Anna (Strong) Boula.She graduated from Saranac Lake High School,the class of 1944. She was a dedicated employee...

Ruth Tucker

Ruth Tucker

Jul 17, 2011

Ruth Tucker, 79, of Gabriels, died peacefully surrounded by her caring family at Adirondack Medical Center on Sunday, July 17, 2011.Ruth was born in Waddington, NY (St. Lawrence County) of Murray and Lena (Secord) Oliver on January 23, 1932. She moved to Gabriels in 1936 with her family and where she attended elementary school in the Town of Brighton. She...

Walter Barrett Sr

Walter Barrett Sr

Jul 12, 2011

Walter Barrett, 81, died July 12, 2011 at his home in Saranac Lake, after a short illness. Born April 4, 1930 in Tupper Lake. He attended Tupper Lake Schools and went on to serve in the United States Army. He was a member of Company "C" 323rd Engineer Battalion during the Korean War from 1951-1953. On February 27, 1954 he...

John "Whitey" Keese

John "Whitey" Keese

Jul 9, 2011

Word has been received of the death of John "Whitey" Keese, age 78, of 34 Alder Brook Road, Vermontville, NY, who died on Saturday, July 09, 2011 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Whitey was extremely well known for his county music jamborees at his camp in Redford in August.Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral...

Lawrence Maxwell

Lawrence Maxwell

Jul 8, 2011

Lawrence E. Maxwell, age 78, formerly of Greenwood Apartments, Lake Placid, NY died Friday, July 08, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, with his son by his side.Born in Newport, Vermont on September 08, 1932, he was the son of Roger and Mary (Joslyn) Maxwell.Upon graduating from Orleans High School in Vermont, Lawrence enlisted in the United States...

Anna Delancett

Anna Delancett

Jul 4, 2011

Anna Irene Delancett, age 93, formerly of 20 Mulflur Road Saranac Lake, died Monday, July 04, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Trenton, New Jersey on October 11, 1917, she was the daughter of Andrew and Veronica (Sladaick) Svacak. She married Charles Delancett in 1958. He predeceased her in 1980.Mrs. Delancett had been a resident of Saranac Lake for most...

Steven Manning

Steven Manning

Jul 2, 2011

Steven A. Manning born in Tupper Lake, NY to Loretta (Olive Boyer) Manning and Joseph (Peko) Manning Oct. 26, 1949 passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 2, 2011 after a long illness. Steve was raised in Tupper Lake leaving to serve in the U.S. Army from 1968-1971 as a medic in Korea and Vietnam and worked as a...

Patricia Harvey

Patricia Harvey

Jun 30, 2011

Patricia Grambling Harvey, 84, of Las Cruces, NM and Upper St. Regis, NY, died on Thursday, June 30, 2011, in Upper St. Regis, NY. She was born on February 24, 1927 in El Paso, TX, to Allen Rowell Grambling and Marion Hogan Grambling, and lived there until the past 15 years.Patricia graduated from El Paso High School in El Paso,...

Helen Olmstead

Helen Olmstead

Jun 29, 2011

Helen Marie Olmstead, age 93, of Onchiota, NY died Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at the Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Plattsburgh.Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on October 12, 1917, she was the daughter of Rudolph and Catherine (Cervenka) Blechar. She married Donald Olmstead on June 17, 1939 in Manhattan, NY. He predeceased her on December 27, 2003.Mrs. Olmstead attended schools in Manhattan,...

James Kane

James Kane

Jun 29, 2011

James J. Kane, 79 went to be with the Lord after a courageous struggle with Lou Gehrig Disease at his home in Newcomb surrounded by his loving wife, family and friends.He was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 17, 1932 the son of the late James and Margaret ( O’Connell ) Kane. He was predeceased by two sisters Anna...

Rev. Robert Lawthers

Rev. Robert Lawthers

Jun 23, 2011

The Reverend Robert Lawthers, 88, of Lake Clear, New York, died peacefully at home on June 23, 2011 surrounded by his family.Fr. Bob was born on December 18, 1922 in Cambridge, MA, the eldest son of Virginia Chamberlain and Robert J. Lawthers. After two years at Harvard University he enlisted and served as a First Lieutenant in World War II....

Alice Wallace

Alice Wallace

Jun 23, 2011

Alice Munn Wallace passed peacefully into God’s hands, Thursday June 23rd at 4:40 AM, surrounded by her loving family.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on September 11, 1912, she was the daughter of Matthew and Agnes (Delisle) Munn. She married William “Bill” Wallace on September 22, 1932 in St. Bernard's Church. He predeceased her June 4, 1973.Over her lifetime she...

Timothy Sullivan

Timothy Sullivan

Jun 22, 2011

Calling hours for Mr. Timothy D. Sullivan, age 67 of Saranac Lake, NY will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 from 3pm-5:45pm at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake, NY, with a private family prayer service to follow. Contributions in his memory can be made to the Saranac Lake Free Library. Mr. Sullivan was a resident of the...