Alice Irene Baker of Tupper Lake, New York passed away on Jan. 25, 2026, peacefully at home, surrounded by family. Calling hours will be on Feb. 12 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Frary Funeral Home in Tupper Lake followed by a service at the funeral home. Burial will take place in the spring at St. ...

Bruce J. Townsel, 70, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. A service will be held on Monday, Feb. 2, at noon at New Comer Cremations and Funerals, 343 New Karner Rd., Colonie, New York 12205. To leave a special message for the family online, please visit www.wewcomeralbany.com.

Frances I. Snyder, age 87, of Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 at Elderwood of Uihlein. Born in Saranac Lake, New York on Feb. 18, 1938, she was the daughter of Edward and Irene (Smith) Lewis. Fran married Hawley R. Snyder on Saturday, April 4, 1959 in Norfolk, New York. He ...

Edna Louise Fletcher, age 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 at Elderwood Nursing Home in Lake Placid. Born in Watertown, New York in 1935, Edna was previously married to Michael W. Fletcher. She was a devoted mother to five children: Scott (and his wife Darlene), Andrew ...

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 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. ...