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Obituaries

Serice: Alvin P. ‘Tuffy’ Pelkey

Alvin Paul “Tuffy” Pelkey, 67, of Hillcrest Avenue, Lake Placid, passed away Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1957, in Lake Placid the son of Alvin and Shirley (Porter) Pelkey. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 at the North Elba ...

Service notice: Richard J. Merritt

An interment service for Richard J. Merritt will be at 2 p.m. on Nov. 2, 2024 at St. Bernand’s cemetery. Following will be a celebration of life gathering at the Moose Club, 176 Broadway, Saranac Lake. Those wishing to remember Rich a special way may send a contribution to the National ...

Service notice: 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, he moved to Lake Placid in 1960 with his beloved wife Eleanor after serving in the ...

Capt. Samuel D. Servadio

Capt. Samuel D. Servadio, 68, set sail on his next adventure on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Sam left port peacefully from the heaven he built for himself in the Adirondacks, surrounded by the two women he loved most in the world, his first mate Barbara, his beloved wife, and his deckhand Ariel, ...

Denny Brown

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 ...

Charles Edward Sporck

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 ...