George Pappastavrou, a critically acclaimed concert pianist, known for his recording of the Ives “Concord” Sonata, passed away on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. Born in 1930, he was a first-generation American of Greek descent and a Professor of Music at Syracuse University. He grew up in ...

Melvin LaVair passed away Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in North Carolina. Born Nov. 3, 1943, in St. Regis Falls, Melvin was a beloved son of Ida (St. Germaine) and Alfred LaVair. Melvin served in the United States Army in Vietnam from 1965 to 1967. He ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...