Rita M. LaFrance passed away peacefully with family surrounding her on Jan. 15, 2023. She was a hardworking and loving mother, raising three children on her own after her beloved husband, Andy, passed away. Over the years, she took in family and friends and provided a loving home for many, ...

Eugene “Bud” Holloway died peacefully at home on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1934, where he had a long, successful career as a beautician, salon owner, musician and big band leader. After retiring, Bud moved to Saranac Lake, spending 10 great years with ...

Abigail Atkinson McKay, age 91, formerly of Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, passed away on Jan. 5, 2023 at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta after a brief illness. She was born to Cuthbert G. and Katharine H. (Thomas) McKay in Rochester on July 24, 1931. Known to friends as “Abby” or ...

Word has been received of the death of Francis George Derr, age 73, of Saranac Lake and formerly of Bloomingdale, who died on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. At Francis’ request, there will be no calling hours or funeral services. A graveside ...

Sarah Jane Miller (Southmayd) passed away in Elizabethtown Hospital on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 at the age of 93, after a battle with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Sarah was born on Dec. 15, 1929 in Jay. She is one of eight siblings of John Southmayd and Frances Pelkey. Sarah married John C. ...

Diane Elizabeth Smith, CCC-SLP, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at St. Peters Hospital in Albany on Jan. 6, 2023 at 12:20 p.m. She was born on Dec. 2, 1955 in Syracuse to her late parents Kathryn and Robert Potts. She is survived by her sister Karen, her adoring ...