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Bernard Mullen, 95, of 99 Trudeau Road, Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007 at the Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid. Born in Saranac Lake on Aug. 31, 1912, he was the son of William and Isabel Layhee Mullen. Bernard married Helen Duba Nov. 28, 1950 at the First Methodist Church in Saranac Lake. Mullen attended Saranac Lake High School, the Irving Prep School in Tarrytown and the University of Vermont. Along with brother, Richard, he owned and operated Saranac Lake Supply Grocery Store, retiring in 1974. Four generations of the Mullen family operated the Supply Store for 75 years. He was a 50-year member of the Saranac Lake Rotary Club and was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow award. Bernard was also a member of the Masonic Lodge #789 F&AM and was a member of the First United Methodist Church Board, and a member of the church for more than 70 years. He was a four-year veteran of the Navy, serving in WWII. He enjoyed gardening, skiing and golf and was well-known for his gregarious nature. He is survived by several nieces and nephews: Kathleen Schneck of Saranac Lake, Patrice Keet of Santa Cruz, Calif., Susan Ramsey of Sharps, Va., Liz Roberts of Sharps, Va. and William Mahan of Woodbridge, Va. He was predeceased by his his wife, Helen, on Sept. 16, 2000; his parents; his twin brother, Bertrand Mullen; his brother, Richard Mullen; and one sister, Mildred Mahan. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at the First United Methodist Church in Saranac Lake, with the Rev. Maggie McCarey officiating. Burial will take place in Harrietstown Cemetery at a later date. Friends wishing to remember Bernard Mullen may make memorial contributions to Favorite Charity or in care of the funeral home.
Robert “Bob” L. Malerba, 57, died unexpectedly Oct. 29, 2007. Born on March 8, 1950 in Tupper Lake, he was the son of Louis E. and Mary E. (Amoriell) Malerba. He was a graduate of Tupper Lake High School Class of 1969 and was married to Lynn (King) Malerba on May 23, 1981. During his lifetime, he worked primarily as a logger and enjoyed anything outdoors. He loved sports of every kind, was a lifelong Yankees fan and enjoyed walking and hunting. Bobby was loved by all who knew him. He will be remembered for his humor, his love of life and his heart, which he shared with all his friends and family. Bobby is survived by his wife; his parents; his brother, Louie and wife, Kate Malerba; his in-laws, Doug and Judy King; several aunts; uncles; cousins; nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 at the Stuart-Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Tupper Lake. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 at the St. Alphonsus Church in Tupper Lake. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Donations may be made in Bob’s memory to the Tupper Lake Rescue Squad and the Tri-Lakes Humane Society in Saranac Lake
Patricia S. Mitchell, 92, of Tupper Lake, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007 at her home surrounded by family. Born March 17, 1915 in Swanton, Vt., she was the daughter of Henry and Ellen (Campbell) Young. At the age of 13, she and her family moved to Tupper Lake. On Oct. 14, 1934, she married Armand Mitchell at the St. Alphonsus Church in Tupper Lake. Being true pioneers, together they built their own home on Underwood Road, which they enjoyed for 53 years. Mrs. Mitchell loved spending time with her children and grandchildren, reading, crocheting and watching game shows like Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. She was a home maker all of her life and raised five children. She is survived by five children: Shirley LaVassaur and her husband Gerald of Youngston, Ohio, Charles “Jim” Mitchell of Tupper Lake, Judith Deshaw and her husband Darwin of Plano, Texas, Marian Cournyea and her husband James of Niagara Falls and Irene “Nene” Schaniel of Tupper Lake; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Armand, in 1987; one son, Donald; seven brothers: Patrick, Irving, Leo, Fred, George “Pete,” Leonard and James; and three sisters: Marian, Mary and Irene. Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Stuart-Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Tupper Lake, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 2 p.m. at the Holy Name Church in Tupper Lake. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider High Peaks Hospice or the Tupper Lake Rescue Squad in care of the funeral home.
Patricia Mitchell Valette, 83, passed away Sunday, Oct. 28 at Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid. Born March 17, 1924 in Lake Placid, she was the daughter of Harklas and Beatrice Mitchell. Valette graduated from Lake Placid High School in 1942, and graduated North Country Community College with a degree in nursing. She worked as a legal secretary for Valette Law Firm in Fulton. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Fulton, a former president of the Fulton Skating Club and a member of the Fulton Garden Club. She is survived by one son, Mark, and his wife Kate of Niskayuna; one daughter, Cara, and her husband Chris of Lake Placid; three granddaughters: Kelly Valette of Niskayuna and Carissa and Mia Kennedy of Lake Placid; one aunt, Blanche McCasland of Lake Placid; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, Timothy Mitchell, and her sister, Joan Fezett. Calling hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Clark Funeral Home in Lake Placid. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday and internment will follow at the North Elba Cemetery.
Frank Sears Sr., 86, of Jersey Drive, Lake Placid, died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2007 at home with his family. He was born in Lake Placid on Oct. 25, 1921 to Dexter and Agnes Colby Sears. Frank married Betty Alford on Jan. 7, 1941 in Lake Placid. Frank was best known for working his sled dogs on Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, giving rides to Jackie, John and Caroline Kennedy, Kurt Douglas and family, and Arthur Godfrey. He appeared in many commercials on TV and in many magazines. A true Adirondacker, as a foreman, he lead workers in the construction of the Adirondack Norhway as well as the ski trails on Whiteface and Gore mountains. During the 50s, he raced his sled dogs throughout the North Country and Canada, and won many trophies and awards. He also owned and operated Sears Landscaping for many years. He was an avid hunter. His greatest joy was to spend time in the woods, hunting, fishing and guiding. Frank is survived by two daughters: Natalie Clark and her husband Allan, of Moriah Center, and Betsy Richards and her husband Roger, of Lake Placid; two sons: Frank and wife Anita, of Lake Placid, and Don and wife Beverly of Beekmantown; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. Frank was predeceased by his parents; his wife, Betty; daughter, Nancy Marmion; granddaughter, Becky Ladue; sister, Betty Smith; and two brothers: Dexter and Robert. Calling hours will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 at the Clark Funeral Home in Lake Placid. Funeral Services will follow at 4 p.m. with Rev. Kenneth Mihill officiating. Cremation will follow. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.Friends wishing to remember Frank many make memorial contributions to High Peaks Hospice in care of the Funeral Home. High Peaks Hospice was so helpful to the family over the past two months.
Gerald A. Beeman, 93, beloved husband and father, passed away Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007 at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt. with his loving family by his side. Born Feb. 14, 1914 in Granville, Vt., he was the son of George and Pearl (Clark) Beeman. He was a graduate of Lake Placid High School, class of 1933. After graduation he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and worked at ALCOA, in Massena. Beeman later worked at the Lake Placid Club and at A&P Tea Co. until his retirement. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed many hunting trips with his wife Bernice and son David, who shared his love of hunting. He also enjoyed playing golf. He and his wife were long time members of the “Jet Setters” at Craig Wood Golf and Country Club in Lake Placid. Beeman was a kind, gentle man who will be greatly missed by all of Lake Placid. He is survived by his wife of 71 years; his son, David Beeman and his wife Sandy of Jacksonville, Fla; his grandson, Greg Beeman and his wife Patricia of Jacksonville, Fla; his granddaughter, SSG Jennifer Fear and her husband Mike of RAF Alconbury in England; two sisters-in law: Alma Beeman, a resident of Keene Valley Neighborhood House, and Mary Wheeler of Saranac Lake; four nieces: Rita Beeman of Saranac Lake, Geraldine Chapman of Green, S.C., Joanne LaTort of Kempner, Texas and Connie Beeman of New Castle, Del.; four great-grandchildren: Kristie Beeman, Matthew Beeman, Eric Beeman and Tony Brock; and several great nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; three brothers: Loyal, Clayton and Carlyle; one sister, Gladys; a nephew, Chester Beeman; a niece, Jean Jesmer; two brothers-in-law: Don Wheeler and Bernard Wheeler and his wife Helen; and one nephew, Bill Beeman. Calling hours will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 at the Clark Funeral Home in Lake Placid. A funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. The Rev. Andrea Sears will officiate. Cremation will follow. Burial will be in the North Elba Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
Edmond “Ace” W. LaVoy, 80, of Tupper Lake, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007 at Adirondack Mercy Center in Tupper Lake, where he had resided for the past month. Born on Jan. 16, 1927 in St. Regis Falls, he was the only child of Walter and Anna (Dufrane) LaVoy. He attended schools in St. Regis Falls and Conifer and enlisted in the Navy for WWII on the day he turned 17 years old. He served aboard the USS St. Paul and was proud to say that his ship was the second ship into Tokyo Harbor — escorting the Mighty Mo. At war’s end, he married Anna Bracy of Chateaugay Lake, then attended the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning school in Troy. Mr. LaVoy supported the mission of the Tupper Lake Rescue Squad from its inception. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars and served many years in the Honor Guard. He was a member of the Dead Creek and the No-Mis Hunting clubs. After his retirement, he and his wife would disappear into the woods for several days at a time — to the consternation of his family — fishing, mushroom hunting or berry picking. He was known for living out of canning jars, preserved from his large garden and the fruits of the forest. Ace worked on the Grasse River Rail Road, in the Conifer Saw Mill, at Sunmount V.A. hospital and retired as a refrigeration mechanic from Sunmount OMRDD. He is survived by two sons: Bruce and his wife Jane and Walter, all of Tupper Lake; one daughter, Rosann LaVoy of Bolenas, Calif.; four grandsons: Christopher, Benjamin, Todd and Loren and his wife Karen; one brother-in-law, Walter Bracy, and his wife of the Glens Fall area; and two nieces. Calling hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Stuart-Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Tupper Lake. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 2 p.m. on Monday Holy Name Church in Tupper Lake. Burial will follow in St. Alphonsus Cemetery with full military honors. Memorial contributions may be made to the Tupper Lake Rescue Squad.
Frank J. Politi, 93, of Indian Rock Trail in Saranac Lake, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007 at Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid. He was born in the Bronx in 1914 and graduated from Stuyvesant High School and Cornell University. He and his partner and wife, Joanne Otis Politi, owned and operated Adirondack Gardens, Inc. and were florists in Lake Placid for some 25 years. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in April 1941 and served four years with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division (which included Audie Murphy) throughout Germany and France and the Battle of the Bulge. He was the recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and the first Oak Leaf Cluster to the Bronze Star for gallantry in action and meritorious service. He was discharged from the Army in 1945 with the rank of Major. He was a gentle man, a great guy and an avid sports bettor. He is survived by three sons: Roby, Terry and Tom, all of Lake Placid; three daughters-in-law: Niki, Paula and Liz Politi, all of Lake Placid; one brother, George Politi of Southbury, Conn.; two sisters: Elenor Hans of Forest Hills and Alice Gary of Manhattan; and five grandchildren: Nicholas, Maggie, Travis, Jena and Joanna. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Clark Funeral Home in Lake Placid. There will be an American Legion Prayer Service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home followed by a Bible vigil prayer service. The funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the St. Agnes Church in Lake Placid, and burial will follow at the St. Agnes Church Cemetery in Lake Placid. Friends may make a memorial donations to either the Uihlein Mercy Center or the Keene Valley Neighborhood House.
John Michael McCormick, 59, of 391 state Rt. 186, Saranac Lake, died Friday Oct. 19, 2007, at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Born in New Haven, Conn. on Dec. 2, 1947, he was the son of Clarence and Catherine (O’Reilly) McCormick. John was a graduate of St. Pius X High School and Hudson Valley Community College. He worked for the Mount Van Hoevenberg Bobrun and later as a lab technician at Trudeau Institute. He later worked in corrections, first with the state at Camp Adirondack in Ray Brook, and later at the Federal Corrections Institute in Ray Brook, where he worked as a quality assurance manager. At that time he wrote a quality procedures manual for UNICOR Federal Prison Industries used for Quality and Productions Departments of the federal prison, which is still in use today. Additionally, John was a licensed real estate agent for Wilkins Century 21. He retired in 2001 and started working for the Saranac Lake Central School District as a bus driver. John was a member of the National Guard. He formed a local group known as Families for Lower Property Taxes. John enjoyed camping, canoeing, kayaking and skiing. He is survived by his wife, the former Deborah Moeller, whom he married Aug. 5, 1989; four children: Sean McCormick and his wife Anne of Wayland, Mass., Eric McCormick and his fiancee Sarah Kolbe of San Diego, Calif., Jessica King of Summit, N.J. and Conor McCormick of Saranac Lake; three brothers: Clarence McCormick of Saranac Lake, Edward McCormick and his wife Kay of Schenectady and James McCormick and his wife Denise of Saranac Lake; his twin sister, Maureen Corbin and her husband Charles of Oldsmar, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents. Calling hours will take place from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. A Bible Vigil Service will take place at 8:45 p.m. today. A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 at St. Bernard’s Church in Saranac Lake with the Rev. Jeffrey Hubbard officiating. Interment of cremated remains will take place in St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Saranac Lake at a later date.Friends wishing to remember John may make memorial contributions to High Peaks Hospice in care of the funeral home.
Richard E. Whitman, Sr., 73, of Tupper Lake, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 in Colton. Born on July 3, 1934 in Waybridge, Vt., he was the son of Archie and Nellie (Beashaw) Whitman. Mr. Whitman was a decorated veteran of the Korean conflict, serving with the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1954. After his service, he came to Tupper Lake and was employed as a heavy equipment operator for Sunmount VA and later Sunmount DDSO until retiring in 1973. On Aug. 14, 1954 he married the former Beatrice Dukette at St. Alphonsus Church in Tupper Lake. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post 3120, Past Commander of the American Legion, and a member of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Whitman was an avid hunter and enjoyed spending time with family and helping friends. He is survived by his wife Beatrice; one daughter, Susan Whitman and her husband Ronald Robertson of Worcester, Mass.; three sons: Richard Jr. and his companion Terry Gonyea of Tupper Lake, Roy and his wife Karen of Tupper Lake, and Robert and his wife Lisa of Greenwich; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Stuart-Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Tupper Lake. Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider the American Diabetes Association in care of the funeral home.
