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Obituaries

Sara Louise “Sally” Nyvall McKeen

Sara Louise “Sally” Nyvall McKeen was born on May 23, 1939, the fourth of six children — five girls and one boy. Her nickname, Sally, matched her exuberant, outgoing personality. She was the athletic one, having overcome rheumatic fever as a child thanks to the new drug penicillin. She ...

Charlotte Whitehead Miller

Charlotte Whitehead Miller, 76, of North Miami, Florida, passed away on Sept. 18, 2025, with her son, Jessie, by her side. Born on Aug. 26, 1949, in Saranac Lake, Charlotte was the daughter of Marie (Waterstraat) and Alfred Miller. She is survived by her son, Jessie Ross. An honors ...

George Pappastavrou

Word has been received of the death of George Pappastavrou, 95, of Fletcher Farm Road, Bloomingdale, who died on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at home. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. A celebration of life will take place at a later date to be ...

Thomas Hickey

Thomas “Tom” Hickey, 79, of Keene, died on Sept. 18, 2025. Tom was born in Keene Valley on March 6, 1946 to Leo and Anne Hickey. He attended Keene Central School and graduated in 1964, and went on to earn an associate degree in criminal justice from Adirondack Community College. Tom ...

Susan Brownell

Susan Anthony Brownell, 84, formerly of Johnstown, passed on to the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at Elderwood of Uihlein in Lake Placid, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born in Albany on July 23, 1941, Susan was the first daughter of Leonard D. and Margaret Kearns ...

Barbara Ris Walden

Word has been received of the death of Barbara Ris Walden, age 79, of Summit, New Jersey, and Lake Placid, who died on Thursday, Sept., 11, 2025, in Summit. Barbara was born in Long Island on March, 9, 1946, to Howard and Edythe Ris. A funeral/memorial will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4 at ...