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Obituaries

Michael W. Shaw

Michael W. Shaw, 70, of Commons Way, Lake Placid, passed away at his home on Jan. 22, 2026. He was born Jan. 26, 1955, in Lynn, Massachusetts, the son of William R. and Joan H. Thorner Shaw. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. A full obituary with updated arrangements will be published ...

John Davis

John Davis was born in Tupper Lake, a place he loved deeply and spoke of often. John was a lifelong learner whose curiosity and passion for history were unmatched. John was widely known as a historian of Tupper Lake and a dedicated war historian with a vast collection of books on such topics. ...

Shelly Tracy

Shelly Tracy, age 72, of Lake Clear, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 from a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease. She was attended by her husband Kevin Hepfer. Shelly was born on May 7, 1953, in Cortland, New York, the daughter of Anna White Tracy and Alfred David ...

Karen M. Delaney

Karen Marie Delaney, who was known for her love of family, community and the Adirondacks, died peacefully Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at her home in Lake Placid overlooking the mountains. Karen (nee Heinlen) was born on April 25, 1956, in Germany, while her father served as a dentist in the U.S. ...

William Davis Lehman

William (Will) Davis Lehman, born Feb. 2, 1983 in New Iberia, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 in Eugene, Oregon from aggressive asymptomatic colon cancer. Will spent his final months and days surrounded and supported by his parents Dale and Gail Lehman, brother ...

August ‘Augie’ Simpson

August R. Simpson, age 100, of Bloomingdale, died on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 at Elderwood of Uihlein surrounded by his loving family. “Augie” was born on June 8, 1925, in Brooklyn, the son of Mayroe D. Simpson and Bertha (Brickman) Simpson. He married Ilean Tuthill (Royal and Irene ...