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Obituaries

Don O. Smith

Don O. Smith, age 87, of Saranac Lake, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 at the Mercy Living Center in Tupper Lake. Born at 2 William St., Saranac Lake, on Dec. 21, 1936, he was the son of Earl J. and Bertha Isabella (Utting) Smith. Don was a lifelong resident of Saranac Lake and worked for ...

Worth Shampeny

Worth Shampeny was born May 25, 1949 in Randolph, Vermont. He had three older sisters and two younger brothers. The family moved to Newcomb in 1954, where his father owned and operated a sawmill. Selected as the winner of a baseball scholarship, Worth graduated from Buffalo State ...

Brandon J. Dupree

Brandon J. Dupree, age 35, of Saranac Lake, died on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Born in Saranac Lake on June 18, 1988, the son of Thomas and Wendy (Strack) Dupree, Brandon attended and graduated from Saranac Lake High School. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving from 2009 ...

Thomas E. Glannon

Thomas Edward Glannon, 81, of Somerville, Massachusetts, died on Feb. 1, 2024. He was born on Feb. 7, 1942, in New York City to Helen Eagle Glannon, a librarian, and Edward John Glannon, an artist, and grew up in Roslyn on Long Island. Tom Glannon was a beloved husband, brother, uncle and ...

William E. Preston

William Edward Preston died in his sleep on Feb. 6, 2024 after suffering a traumatic fall 10 days earlier. His wife of 46 years, Frances Preston, was able to ensure that his last days were as pleasant and comfortable as possible, and for that his family is eternally grateful. Known as Bill ...

Betty Champagne

Betty has left the building. She was born in Saranac Lake on March 10, 1933 to the late Charlie and Mabel Harvey Clary. She attended Saranac Lake High School and was employed at Leonard’s Department Store. She was married to Donald D. Champagne, who predeceased her in 2007. She is ...