William J. LaBrake, age 71, of Florida passed away on June 19, 2023. Bill was born at on Feb. 23, 1952, in Vermontville, the son of Lawrence J. and Barbara (Bryant) LaBrake. Bill grew up in Vermontville and graduated from Saranac Lake High School. He loved being outdoors hunting, fishing ...

Cornell MacDonald Grout, “Don,” died peacefully and well cared for on Oct. 19 while surrounded by his loving family at Hospice of Jefferson County, in Watertown, New York. Born Dec. 17, 1931, in Albany, New York to Emily Cornell and Harold MacIntyre Grout, Don attended Harvey School ...

Diana Stafford Mathews, registered nurse (retired), 81, of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, at Bayview Nursing Home. Born on June 28, 1942, in Passaic, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Ester (Mantz) and Anthony “Tony” Mathews of New Jersey and Vermont. ...

Gerald Lacey, 75, of Manlius and formerly of Lake Clear, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at the Syracuse VA hospital. Born on Sept. 13, 1948, in Elizabethtown, he was the son of Thetis (Tero) and Herb Lacey. Gerald was a 1967 graduate of Saranac Lake High School, where ...

Karin Goesser of Saranac Lake, formerly of Cranberry Lake, passed away after a short illness on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 in West Hartford, Connecticut. She had recently moved there to be closer to her daughter, Julia Assaiante, and Julia’s family. In addition to Julia, she is survived by ...

Roger Hesseltine, 81, of Gypsum, Colorado and Saranac Lake, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on Jan. 29, 1942 in Saranac Lake. Roger is survived by his wife Margaret Mayne Hesseltine; his son George “Jake” ...