John E. Colby, formerly of the Essex Center, Elizabethtown, unexpectedly gained his wings on Feb. 4, 2023 at the age of 68. John was born April 16, 1954 in Gloversville to Franklin and Dorothy (Stewart) Colby. He grew up in Saranac Lake. Later in life he lived in Tupper Lake, Hague, and ...

Beverly Whaley died from pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. She was born in Detroit, Michigan. After living in eight states, she found her true home in the Adirondacks. Bev’s focus was always on the “other” and not herself. The most important thing in her life was the ...

Hannelore Micheels, age 90, of Saranac Lake and formerly of Germany, passed after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s on Jan. 27, 2023 at Elderwood nursing home. Hannelore was born in Sandkrug, Germany, June 24, 1932. She met her future husband, Wolfgang Micheels while working as a dental ...

Henrietta (Henri) Kultchar Trapp, age 99, of Saranac Lake, and formerly of Cleveland, New York, “checked out” on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at her home at Will Rogers. Henri was born on Jan. 2, 1924 in Galesburg, Illinois, the daughter of Eugene Frank Kultchar and Marjorie Mason Kultchar. ...

Jan Ernest Gauthier, 63, died on Nov. 20, 2022 at Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Jan was born in Saranac Lake and moved to Brevard County in 2000. He was a registered CT scan technician at Adirondack Medical Center and Parrish Medical Center. He was an outdoorsman and loved ...

Anne Regan Fiedler, age 95, passed away on Jan. 6, 2023 at Reston Hospital Center in Reston, Virginia, with her family by her side. Anne was born on Dec. 21, 1927 in Norwood, New York to Dr. Leo Patrick Regan and Marguerite (Gately) Regan. Anne graduated from Potsdam High School in Potsdam, ...