Charles Edward Sporck, 96, of Sunnyvale, California, passed away on Oct. 12. Charlie is best known for his role as president and chief executive officer of National Semiconductor from 1967 to 1991 and is considered a key founding father of the semiconductor industry. Charlie was born to ...

Denny Brown, 51, of Saranac Lake, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at the Adirondack Medical Center. Denny had been fighting kidney cancer for many years. Denny was the son of Maurice and Inam Kwak Brown, the husband of Theresa Rusin and the father to Coral and Alina Brown. Denny ...

William J. Wylie, 60, of Evergreen Lane, Lake Placid, passed away at his home on Oct. 21, 2024. He was born in Beatrice, Nebraska, on Jan. 19, 1964, the son of William D. and Judy Harper Wylie. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at the North Elba Cemetery in Lake Placid. ...

Richard J. Merritt, a devoted father, son and lover of nature, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 59. He is survived by his mother, Barbara; his children, Nicholas (and wife Sara) and Caitlin (and her partner Craig Helms) Miuccio; six beloved grandchildren; his love, Sunny Kellner; his ...

Lt. Col. Donald L. Dew, U.S. Army retired, of Lake Placid, passed away peacefully on Oct. 18, 2024, at Adirondack Medical Center, Saranac Lake. He is survived by Kearin, his wife of 64 years; his son, Donald Dew Jr.; his daughter, Sarah Dew-Pratt; his son-in-law, Joshua Pratt; his ...

On Oct. 16, 2024, at home and surrounded by family, Bunk Griffin made his final rounds of the town. It was a kind a gentle ending for a kind and gentle man. Bunk, the oldest child of Sara and Morris Griffin, was born June 17, 1940, in Saranac Lake, in what is now the North Country Community ...