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Obituaries

Patricia Thompson

Word has been received of the death of Patricia Thompson, 83, of Mill Pond Road, Lake Placid, and formerly of Saranac Lake, who died on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at her daughter’s home surrounded by her loving family. Calling hours are set to take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday Oct. 21 ...

Death notice: Philip M. ‘Bunk’ Griffin

Word has been received of the death of Philip M. “Bunk” Griffin, 84, Saranac Lake, who died on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac. A graveside service will take place at ...

Robert L. ‘Bob’ Perkins

Robert Leo “Bob” Perkins, 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at Hammond Health Services in Hammond, Wisconsin. Born on Dec. 24, 1932, in Lake Placid, he was the son to Luke and Dorothy (Turner) Perkins. At the age of 19, Bob joined the U.S. ...

William (Bill) Turner

William (Bill) Turner, 80, of Tupper Lake, passed away on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York, with his daughter by his side. Born on May 18, 1944, in Saranac Lake, he was the son of Leo Dudley and Viola Evelynn (Ducatt) Turner. Bill graduated from St. ...

William G. Baker

William George Baker, 89, of Saranac Lake, died peacefully Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake with his family by his side. Born in Saranac Lake on March 6, 1935, he was the son of David and Hazel Baker. Bill was on the first golf team for Saranac Lake ...

Dr. Thomas G. Woodman

Dr. Thomas G. Woodman, Lake Placid’s longtime dentist, passed in the loving embrace of his family on Oct. 14 in Auburn, Maine, where he had been living with his daughter. Born on Dec. 21, 1930, in Rochester, New York, he moved to Lake Placid in 1960 with his beloved wife Eleanor after ...