Obituaries

Robert Laplante

Robert Laplante

Jun 17, 2011

Robert C. LaPlante, age 82, of 36 Olive Street, Saranac Lake, died Friday, June 17, 2011 at his home.Born in Plattsburgh, New York on July 22, 1928, he was the son of Harry and L. Alice (Knight) LaPlante. He married Eileen G. Madden on September 13, 1954 in Saranac Lake.Mr. LaPlante had been a resident of Saranac Lake for 80...

David Watts

David Watts

Jun 13, 2011

David A. Watts, age 52, of 8 Park Ave., Saranac Lake, died Monday, June 13, 2011 at his home.Born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 17, 1958, he was the son of Richard and Martha (Gantz) Watts. He married Martha E. Lang on February 11, 2000 at the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace.David had been a resident of Saranac Lake...

Julie Montgomery

Julie Montgomery

Jun 9, 2011

Julie B. Montgomery, age 73, of Chickadee Lane, Lake Placid, NY died Thursday, June 09, 2011 at her home.Born in Detroit, Michigan on August 22, 1937, she was the daughter of Hazen and Julia (Quinn) Schumacher.Julie graduated from high school from the Ursaline Academy in Ohio and she later attended the University of Michigan. After living in Greenwich Village, NY...

Veronica Barrette

Veronica Barrette

Jun 7, 2011

Veronica E. Barrette, 100, passed away peacefully on June 7, surrounded by herloving family.On April 5, 1911, Veron was born to Addie (Amell) LaBarge and Charles LaBarge, in Tupper Lake, where Veron would live the rest of her life. Veron was the middle child and had 4 brothers, Edgar, Clarence, Kermit, and Drummond, and 2 sisters, Beatrice and Bertha.Veronica attended...

Benny Haywood

Benny Haywood

Jun 5, 2011

TUPPER LAKE- Benny Haywood, 31, of Tupper Lake, passed away June 5, 2011 at Fletcher Allen in Burlington, VT. Benny was born May 21, 1980 to Matthew A. Haywood and Cynthia Baker (Cole). Benny was an avid outdoorsmen who would rather fish, then eat at times. He was a self taught carpenter, short order chef and mastering his skill at...

Ruth Lapierre

Ruth Lapierre

Jun 2, 2011

TUPPER LAKE- Ruth L. LaPierre, 89, of 59 Sunset Ave. Tupper Lake passed away Thursday, June2, 2011 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Born, January 3, 1922 in Tupper Lake, the daughter of Alexander and Mary Jane (LaFebvre) Reandeau. She attended local schools and married Adolphus LaPierre in 1946. Mrs. LaPierre was employed for a time at the...

Louis Sparacia

Louis Sparacia

May 30, 2011

Louis A. Sparacia, age 69, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, died Monday, May 30, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Brooklyn, New York on December 16, 1941, he was the son of Anthony and Concetta (Iazzetti) Sparacia.Mr. Sparacia had been a resident of Saranac Lake for nine years. Prior to that he had lived in Long Island. He is...

Pauline Labare

Pauline Labare

May 29, 2011

Pauline Eva LaBare, age 91, of 42 Cottonwood Way, Lake Placid, died Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Conklingville, New York on May 04, 1920, she was the daughter of Ora and Mae (Stringer) Goodnoe. Pauline married Carl LaBare in 1940. He predeceased her in 1974.Mrs. LaBare had been employed at the Dress Factory...

Stephen Thomas

Stephen Thomas

May 28, 2011

Stephen F. Thomas, age 59, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on October 30, 1951, he was the son of Roland and Ruth (Towner) Thomas. Stephen married Martha Ann Loomis on July 23rd 1977 in Burlington, Vt.Stephen attended and graduated from the Severna...

Kristina Wales

Kristina Wales

May 28, 2011

Kristina Wales, age 31, of 209-3 George LaPan Highway, Saranac Lake, died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Adirondack Medical CenterBorn in Brunswick, Georgia on March 14, 1980, she was the daughter of Dennis Wales and Margie (Wales) Powers.Kristina had been employed as a waitress for various area restaurants including Howard Johnsons. She was currently working as a hairdresser at the...

James Mccartney Jr

James Mccartney Jr

May 27, 2011

James Rae Watson McCartney Jr.- March 16,1930 – May 27, 2011. Born in Saranac Lake, New York and a lifelong resident of Tupper Lake, New York, Jim was born to the late James Rae Watson McCartney Sr. and Marie Sadler McCartney. He was predeceased by a son, Michael McCartney, born July 6, 1959.Jim passed away peacefully surrounded by his family...

Edward Lewis

Edward Lewis

May 25, 2011

Edward J. Lewis, Sr., age 77, of 64 Franklin Ave., Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at his home.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on November 13, 1933, he was the son of Claude and Alyce (Hayes) Lewis. He married Patricia M. McNicholas on September 1, 1966 in Saranac Lake, NY.Mr. Lewis had been employed as a corrections officer...

Eva Bellows

Eva Bellows

May 19, 2011

TUPPER LAKEEva E. Bellows, 88Eva E. Bellows, age 88, died peacefully on Thursday, May 19 following a brief illness.Born Eva Ethel Gale on January 7, 1923 in Tupper Lake, NY, she was a daughter of Edna V. Mere and Lester B. Gale of that village. She graduated from Tupper Lake High School and married G. Ross Bellows of Burke, NY...

Anthony Brooks

Anthony Brooks

May 18, 2011

Anthony "Tony" L. Brooks, age 57, of 646 County Route 50, Lake Clear, NY, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on December 07, 1953, he was the son of Leo and Katherine (Muncil) Brooks. Tony married Mary LeBlanc on July 28, 2009.Tony was a life long resident of Saranac...

Fraser Sturgeon

Fraser Sturgeon

May 13, 2011

Fraser John Sturgeon of Saranac Lake, NY and Port Orange, FL passed away on May 13, 2011 at the age of 85. He was born May 16, 1925 in Youngstown, Ohio.Mr. Sturgeon enlisted at the age of 17, before graduating high school as a senior of Utica Free Academy, and served with the US Marine corps during WW II. During...

A. James Allott

A. James Allott

May 11, 2011

A. James Allott (Jim)Born October 8, 1935 in Newburgh, N.Y., passed away at the Adirondack Medical Center on May 11th at the age of 75.Jim moved to Elizabethtown in 1970, married his sweetheart Patricia Woods in 1981, and moved to Saranac Lake in 2001. Jim graduated from Northwood School in 1953 and attended Middlebury College. He would proudly announce, if...

Kendall Bickford

Kendall Bickford

May 7, 2011

Kendall N. Bickford age 84 of Vermontville, NY died May 7, 2011 at the Meadow Brook Health Care Facility in Plattsburgh, NY.Born December 10, 1926 in Lake Placid NY, Kendall was the son of Earl and Pearl (Lyman) Bickford.Kendall attended the Lake Placid High School before he was drafted into the United States Army in 1945, where he served overseas...

Donald Hough

Donald Hough

May 7, 2011

Donald James Hough, age 56, of 4900 State Route 3, Saranac Lake, died Saturday, May 07, 2011 at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT.Born in Syracuse, New York on November 14, 1954, he was the son of James and Pearl (Babbie) Hough. Donald married Colleen Reed March 3, 2001 in Bloomingdale, New York.Don served in the United States Army...

Kristin Greene

Kristin Greene

May 4, 2011

Kristin Gayle Greene, 71, of Saranac Lake and Sidney, NY passed away unexpectedly on May 4, 2011 at her home with her beloved husband Allen by her side.Kristin was born on September 30, 1939 in Cooperstown, NY to the late Bernard Leroy and Elsie Elizabeth Mathewson.Kristin attended Sidney Central School Class of 1957. She continued her education obtaining a degree...

Roy Lafountain

Roy Lafountain

May 4, 2011

TUPPER LAKERoy Eugene LaFountain, 78 of Tupper Lake passed away peacefully May 4, 2011 while surrounded by his loving family.Born November, 20, 1932 in Conifer, New York, he was the son of Stella (Perry) and Eugene LaFountain.On July 30, 1955 he married the former Geraldine Pickering at Holy Name Church.Roy was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving as a...