Obituaries

Jan 1, 2010

TUPPER LAKE- Colleen A. Larabie, 66, of Tupper Lake, died Friday, January 1, 2010 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Born, June 15, 1943 in Tupper Lake, she was the daughter of Robert and Loyola (Woods) Thornton. She was a graduate of Tupper High class of 1960. She was married to Philip Larabie in September 1991 and made...

Dec 31, 2009

Joan Ann Swartz, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.She was born in Yonkers, New York on June 23, 1930 and lived most of her life in the New York City Metropolitan area.After high school she worked for a few years at the Equitable Life Insurance Company in New York City. She married...

Dec 31, 2009

Virginia E. Jakobe, 87 of 47 Rockledge Lane, Saranac Lake, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 at the Adirondack Medical Center.Born in Molino, Missouri, September 10, 1922, she was the daughter of Clyde and Lucy (Baker) Ellis. She married Henry George Jakobe, Sr., Feb. 23, 1963 in Bonne Terre, Missouri. Her husband predeceased her July 8, 2005.Mrs. Jakobe received her Bacherlor's...

Dec 29, 2009

Charles G. Johnson, age 73, formerly of Bloomingdale, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at AMC-Uihlein in Lake Placid.Born in Bloomingdale, New York on October 08, 1936, he was the son of Charles and Ethel (Skiff) Johnson.Charles is a life long resident of the area and had been employed by F.P. VanCour and Sons in Bloomingdale for many years until his...

Dec 26, 2009

Catherine Irene Granfield Sullivan, 89, of Tupper Lake, and more recently Indianapolis, Indiana died Saturday, December 26, 2009 at the Westside Nursing Home in Indianapolis, IN. Born June 15, 1920 in Springfield, Mass, she was the son of William and Mary (Foley) Granfield. On April 28, 1945, she married Roger J. Sullivan in Springfield, MA.Catherine (“Kay”) graduated as valedictorian of...

Dec 21, 2009

Gertrude Callaghan Bickford, age 89, of 60 Church Street, Saranac Lake, NY and formerly of Rainbow Lake died Monday, December 21, 2009 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Burke, New York on January 01, 1920, she was the daughter of Walter and Hazel (Baldwin) Darling.She married James Edward Callaghan on September 24, 1941 at St. Paul's Rectory in...

Dec 14, 2009

Therese Beatrice Fortier, 93, of Tupper Lake, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid. Born on February 11, 1916 in St. Gedeon, Quebec, she was the daughter of Napoleon and Emily (Fortin) Cliche. She married Arthur Fortier in 1943 and they moved to Tupper Lake in 1958. Mrs. Fortier was a home maker all of...

Dec 14, 2009

Peggy F. Hunt, age 89, of 175 McKenzie Pond Road, Ray Brook, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.Born in Montreal, Canada on May 05, 1920, she was the daughter of Jack and Jane Foster.Mrs. Hunt had been a resident of Saranac Lake since she was 2 years old coming from Montreal, Canada. She...

Dec 4, 2009

Dec 1, 2009

Rev. John Val Matern, born in Schenectady to parents Walter and Elizabeth Moon Matern on March 9th 1931, died on Tuesday Dec.1st from complications of lung cancer and emphysema. He was ordained into the Lutheran ministry after graduating from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO. in 1959. His 50th year of ordination was recently celebrated.He served congregations in St. Louis...

Nov 30, 2009

TUPPER LAKE-Gerald V. Pickering,77, of Newcomb, passed away, Monday, November 30, 2009 after a short illness at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. He was born July 15, 1932 in Tupper Lake, the son of Victor and Lena (Gilligan) Pickering. Mr. Pickering was a veteran of the Korean war serving 1952-1954. He was also a 3rd degree Knight being a member of...

Nov 24, 2009

Warner Carl Deitz, age 85, of 11 Riebel Way, Ray Brook, NY, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at his home.Born in Saranac Lake, New York on May 03, 1924, he was the son of Milford and Dora (Marshall) Deitz.Warner graduated from Saranac Lake High School. He later attended radio school at Paul Smiths College and volunteered for the Army in...

Nov 24, 2009

Carl E. Johnson, age 66, of 46 William Street, Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at his home.Born in Suffern, New York on December 04, 1942, he was the son of Kenneth and Wilhelmina (Gage) Johnson. Carl married Phyllis Tucker on June 29, 1991 in Saranac Lake.Carl's father was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge and...

Nov 21, 2009

Ceylon Reed, 85, of Tupper Lake, formerly of Hermon, NY., died peacefully on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the home of his son & daughter in law, Mark & Lisa, surrounded by his loving family and High Peaks Hospice.He was born in Hermon, NY on the family farm on April 20, 1924, the son of the late Floyd & Sadie...

Nov 21, 2009

Gordon R. Gonyea, age 71, of 1235 County Route 60, Vermontville, NY died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at his home following a short illness.Born in Tupper Lake, New York on August 26, 1938, he was the son of Wilfred and Lydia (Miller) Gonyea.Gordon had been employed as a lumber Jack for many years for various companies in Tupper Lake, NY....

Nov 14, 2009

TUPPER LAKE- James Joseph Amoriell, 93, of Tupper Lake, died Saturday, November 14, 2009 at his home on S. Little Wolf Rd. Born on October 31, 1916 in Tupper Lake, he was the son of Samuel and Mary (Maglione) Amoriell. Jim was employed by International Paper in Niagara Falls for eight years. Returning to Tupper Lake in 1949, he worked...

Nov 12, 2009

James R. Flint, 65 of 17 Beaver Pond Way, Saranac Lake, NY died Thursday November 12, 2009 at his favorite place to be in (Hunting Camp)He was born on December 25, 1943 in Malone, New York the son of James K. and Mildred (LaFountain) Flint. He married Marjorie Hall on September 26, 1964 at the First United Methodist Church in...

Nov 8, 2009

Marion Kimball Daby, of Greenwood Apartments, died Sunday, November 8, 2009 at her home in Lake Placid.She was born on July 19, 1913 in Mineville, New York the daughter of Herbert Lee Kimball and Ethel P. Kimball. She graduated Lake Placid High School Class of 1931; Mount Sinai School of Nursing, New York City in 1936 as an R.N.; did...

Nov 3, 2009

Kenneth P. Garwood, 87, of 45 Cedar St., Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 at home, surrounded by family.Born in Saranac Lake on Nov. 29, 1921, he was the son of Arthur and Hazel (Parks) Garwood. He married Gwen (Sellner) Garwood on Sept. 20, 1946.Ken graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1939 and worked at Wilson’s Clothing before...

Nov 3, 2009

Ralph Milne, 83, formerly of Tupper Lake, passed away, Tuesday, November 3, in Phoenix, NY where he had resided for the past few years. Born on March 19, 1926 in Plattsburgh, he was the son of Ralph and Mary (Dutton) Milne. Ralph was a veteran of the Marine Corps serving from 1943 to 1946. On November 11, 1950 he married...