Mary Hotaling
Sep 1, 2023
Mary B. Hotaling ObituaryMary B. Hotaling passed away surrounded by her family at her home inSaranac Lake, NY, in the Adirondack Mountains, on September 1, 2023.She is predeceased by her mother and father Evelyn and CharlesBaumgart and her brother Thomas (“Tom”) Baumgart.Mary is survived by her husband of 57 years, James Hotaling; daughterAnn Caroline Hotaling (Jacopo Surricchio); daughter Elizabeth Ida...
Rosaleigh Blanchard
Aug 30, 2023
On August 30, 2023, Rosaleigh Marie Blanchard gained her angel wings. Born on July 20, 2023, at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York City to Anastasia Blanchard and Dakotta Callaghan.Rosaleigh for the five weeks she was alive fought a big battle. Rosaleigh was born with a one ventricular heart and Kabuki Syndrome. With the amazing help of the Cardiac...
Carmelo Longo
Aug 26, 2023
Carmelo R. Longo, 95, beloved father and grandfather passed away August 26, 2023, at Will Rogers.He was born July 20, 1928, in Poughkeepsie, NY the son of Carmelo R. and Mary Louise Longo.Carmen made his way upstate as a young man working as a cook on the Hudson River Dayline Ship. He served in the US Army Corps of Engineers...
Linda St. John
Aug 10, 2023
Linda Louise (O'Dell) St. John, AKA “Weezie” born December 25, 1952, passed away unexpectedly on August 10, 2023, at her residence in Saranac Lake.Linda was born in Ausable Forks, NY, the daughter of Eugene and Genevieve O'Dell. Linda moved to Connecticut in her early 20s and shortly after she met her first husband Jerry St. Amand. While in Connecticut Linda...
Faith Day
Aug 1, 2023
Faith Johnson Day passed away August 1st under the care of her family and caregivers at Mercy Center in her hometown of Tupper Lake, NY.Faith was born August 14, 1930 and was the daughter of William C. (Chet) Johnson and Ellen Ruth Knapp Johnson. Faith was predeceased by her brothers Stanley and Bill and her sisters Dorothy Ouillette, Mary Ellen...
Henry John "Hank" Schwalenstocker
Jul 25, 2023
Henry John “Hank” Schwalenstocker passed away peacefully on July 25, 2023, in Williamsburg, VA, at the age of 101.
He was a scientist, altruist, nature lover, ham radio operator, inventor, woodworker, history buff, and avid photographer. A meticulous man who could fix anything, he was known for his logical advice, his integrity, and his wickedly dry sense of humor. But more...
Harry Bourquin
Jul 25, 2023
Harry H. “Red” Bourquin passed away on July 25, 2023 at the age of 92.Harry was born April 6, 1931 in Flagler, Colorado to Willis and Louise (Laurent) Bourquin. He was the youngest of 4 boys.Harry had many different careers in his life time. His first career was the United States Airforce. After 20 years of service, he retired as...
Ernest Rice
Jul 24, 2023
Ernest D. Rice, age 58 of Saranac Lake, NY passed peacefully at home with his loved ones surrounding him on Monday July 24, 2023.Born in Plattsburgh Air Force Base, he was the son of Fay Rice. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Placid and Saranac Lake, NY. In his early twenties, he learned the trade of carpentry and camp...
Carol Vanpelt
Jul 22, 2023
Carol Lynne Fisher Van Pelt, 76, was surrounded by her loving family when she went home to the Lord on July 22, 2023. She is survived by her daughters Sharyn Penrose (Brian), Jennifer Samarel (Dan), and Jessica Mabry (Vance). Carol is also survived by her brother Harry Fisher and his wife Mary, sister-in-law Kim Fisher, stepmother JoAnn Fisher, her sisters...
Carol Van Pelt
Jul 22, 2023
Word has been received of the death of Carol Lynne (Fisher) Van Pelt, age 76, of Long Lake, NY at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, NY.Carol was born on October 21, 1946, the daughter of Thomas Albert and Doris Ruth (Conry) Fisher in Trenton, NJ.Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church Street, Saranac...
Lillian Fletcher
Jul 21, 2023
Word has been received of the death of Lillian M. Fletcher, age 83, of Saranac Lake, who died on Friday, July 21, 2023 at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid.Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. Private services will take place at the convenience of the family at a later date.Friends wishing to remember...
Gladys Heath
Jul 20, 2023
Word has been received of the death of Gladys (Hugg) Heath, age 97, of Saranac Lake, NY who died on Thursday July 20, 2023 at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid.Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church Street, Saranac Lake, NY 12983. All services will be private and at the convenience of the family.Family and...
Philip Eddy
Jul 15, 2023
Philip Lloyd Eddy, 69, died July 15th, 2023at the Alice Center in Malone, NY.Born and raised in Kailua, Hawaii, he relocated to upstate NY after retiring from a career in mechanical field service that sent him around the world. Philip was an avid outdoorsman and took his love of machinery into encore careers in timber management and maple syrup manufacturing...
Jonah Whiting
Jul 13, 2023
Jonah River Whiting, 16, of Saranac Lake, left his earthly body on July 13th,2023 at the University of Vermont Medical Center.Born in Denver, Colorado on November 17th,2006, Jonah was the beloved son of Heather A. Robinson and Michael C. Whiting. Jonah spent the first 9 months of his life in Evergreen, CO, from where he went on many fun westerly...
Hector Rodriguez
Jul 5, 2023
Hector Manuel Rodriguez of Saranac Lake, NY passed away at his home, surrounded by his loved ones in the dawn and shadowed hours of July 5, 2023, ending a courageous battle with cancer.Hector was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and after a brief service in the U.S. Marines, held a career in communications technology in Manhattan. He relocated his...
Sandra Vandenburgh
Jul 3, 2023
Sandra Vandenburgh, age 73, of Lake Clear, died Monday, July 3, 2023 at her home.Born in Lake Clear, New York on July 3, 1950, she was the daughter of Mace and Doris (Donaldson) Moody, Sr. Sandra married Jay “Zeke” Vandenburgh, Jr. on Saturday, February 19, 1972 in Lake Clear, NY. He predeceased her on April 29, 2010.Sandra was a lifetime...
James Dalheim
Jul 2, 2023
James Hamilton Dalheim, age 96, of Saranac Lake, died on Sunday July 2, 2023.Born in Albany, New York, he was the son of Edward and Jane Dalheim. James married Margaret Sarah Lester on April 16, 1949, in Lansingburgh, New York.Mr. Dalheim was a resident of Saranac Lake for the past 26 years, coming from Latham, NY where he was a...
Sandra Mihill
Jul 2, 2023
Sandra J Mihill, 77 of Lake Placid died peacefully surrounded by her family at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake on Sunday July 2, 2023.She was born July 28, 1945 to George and Louis Kilburn in Lake Placid.Sandy was born and raised in Lake Placid and attended Lake Placid High School. She spent her younger year’s bartending at the...
Lucas Tendler
Jun 30, 2023
Lucas “Loo” Tendler of Saranac Lake passed away unexpectedly on June 30, 2023. He was 17.Lucas was born in Saranac Lake on April 25, 2006, to Rebecca and Jacob Tendler. From the beginning, Lucas was sweet and loving and enjoyed making people laugh. He carried these traits with him and grew into a young man wise beyond his years, a...
Mary Gladd
Jun 26, 2023
Word has been received of the death of Mary E. Gladd, age 82, of Saranac Lake, NY who passed on June 26, 2023 at the home of her daughter surrounded by family and friends.Mary was born in Saranac Lake on September 8, 1940, the daughter of Harold and Melvina (Bordeau) Salls. She married Peter Gladd who predeceased her.A complete obituary...