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Obituaries

Francis J. Varga

Francis Joseph Varga, MD, 67, of Springfield, Missouri, died suddenly Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Springfield. He was born on April 14, 1955, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Varga, “Francis” to his family and friends, recently retired from Mercy Hospital in Springfield, where he ...

Death notice: Katherine Elizabeth Oropallo

 Katherine Elizabeth (Kreidler) Oropallo, age 40, of Lake Clear, passed away at her home on May 14, 2023 with family by her side. She was born on March 27, 1983 in Oxford, Kansas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, May 19, 2023 at 2 p.m at St. Agnes Church in Lake Placid. Rev. ...

Beverly Purdy Gregory Greenwood

Beverly Purdy Gregory Greenwood, 89, of Keene, passed away on April 1, 2023, with her loving family by her side under the care of High Peaks Hospice. Born on Oct. 2, 1933, in Greece, New York, she was the daughter of Monty and Lorraine Purdy. Bev moved to the mountains of Keene in 1946 ...

Beatrice Hazel ‘Bea’ Powers

Beatrice Hazel “Bea” Powers (Chambers), 97, passed away on April 21, 2023, at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California. Born on Dec. 28, 1925, in Lake Placid, she was the eldest daughter of Philip and Hazel (Fuller) Chambers. She grew up in Lake Placid, attending the ...

SERVICE: Thomas F. Smith

Thomas F. Smith, 70, passed away on Nov. 16, 2022, in Kingsport, Tennessee. Born on Nov. 25, 1951, in Lake Placid, he was the son of Thomas B. and Beulah Borden Smith. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 10 in the auditorium at the Lake Placid High School, where he taught ...

Kenneth W. Seymour Jr.

Kenneth Walter Seymour Jr., 87, passed away on April 6, 2023, at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid. He was born in Saranac Lake on July 12th, 1935 and spent all of his life in Saranac Lake or Lake Placid. Ken married Elizabeth Smart of Lake Placid in 1986 where they lived happily on ...