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Obituaries

Richard C. Nye

Richard C. Nye, 87, of Hutchinson Island, Florida, and Keene, New York, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. Richard was known as Dick, Trick, Grampa, Dad, Pops and Dickie Boy. He would answer to any name, as long as you didn’t call him “late” for cocktails, dinner or a tee time. Dick ...

Kathryn Ford Leigh

Kathryn Ford Leigh of Saranac Lake died at CareOne Redstone in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. Kathyrn “Kay” was born on May 20th, 1931, in Irvington, New Jersey, the daughter of Marie (DiGiacomo) Ford and William Ford. She attended UVM in Burlington, Vermont, ...

Helen Rider Avery

INLET — Helen Rider Avery, age 97, formerly of Cedar Lake Road, Clayville and 4th Lake, Inlet, passed away, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in St. George, Utah, with her daughter, Linda by her side. She was born on Feb. 7, 1928, in Ilion, the daughter of Charles Ellis Latt and Maude (Jones) ...

Jeffrey L. Kunath

Jeffrey Lee Kunath, 73, passed away at his home on Grandview Lane on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, surrounded by the love and familiarity he built his life around. Born on June 18, 1952, Jeff was a lifelong son of Saranac Lake, proud of where he came from and of the people who shaped him. Jeff ...

Gideon Eric Hawley

Gideon Eric Hawley, 78, of Lake Placid, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. Born on July 5, 1947, in Albany, he was the son of the late Gideon and Ruth Hawley, previous owners of Interlaken Lodge, which was the summer home to figure skaters. In Lake Placid, Gideon and his wife Mary Anne ...

Albert Tucker

Albert Tucker, age 88, of 78 Will Rogers Drive, Saranac Lake, passed suddenly, but peacefully, early Thursday morning, Nov. 20, 2025. Born on July 6, 1937, in Saranac Lake to Joseph P. and Doris (Skeels) Tucker of Vermontville. Albert was a lifelong resident of Saranac Lake. He worked as ...