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Obituaries

Notice: Favor R. Smith

Favor Ray Smith, of Pawleys Island, South Carolina and Lake Placid, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2025. Favor was born in Lake Placid on April 6, 1939, graduated from Lake Placid High School in 1957 and served in the United States Army from 1961 to 1963 as a tank commander. A full ...

Gene J. Gengel

Gene Joseph Gengel, known affectionately as “Geniekins” by his family, took his final road trip on Thursday, July 24, 2025, passing away peacefully at home surrounded by his favorite people. He was born on March 19, 1942, in Utica and spent the next 83 years squeezing as much adventure, ...

Cynthia Tarbell Pacharz

Cynthia Tarbell Pacharz passed away peacefully on Friday, July 25, 2025 surrounded by her loving family in her home in Saranac Lake. Born in Bennington, Vermont in 1953 to Roberta Brewster and Edward Tarbell, she was a graduate of Burr and Burton Academy, Manchester, and University of ...

Nancy Jane (Hoagland) Steidl

Nancy Jane (Hoagland) Steidl, of South Burlington, Vermont and former resident of Greenwich, Connecticut and Rainbow Lake, New York, passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Nancy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on May 30, 1936, the daughter of Cecil Normand ...

Linda L. (Thayer) Borden

Linda L. (Thayer) Borden, 83, of Lake Placid, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2025 at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid under the watchful eyes and compassionate care of her Elderwood family. Linda was the daughter of George E. Thayer and Genevieve M. (LaDuke) Thayer and the widow of Louis A. ...

Gene J. Gengel

Gene J. Gengel, 83, of Cobble Hill Road, Lake Placid, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2025 at his home. He was born March 19, 1942, the son of John W. Gengel and Genevieve (Kaczynski) Gengel. There are no calling hours. A mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. at ...