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Obituaries

DEATH: Phil Perkins

Phil Perkins, 92, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Nov. 4, 2025. He was born March 3, 1933, the son of Francis and Lois (Lawrence) Perkins. He was raised with strong values that shaped his long, full life. He proudly served his country in the United States Army, spending part of his ...

DEATH: Nathaniel Wells

Born April 6, 1931, in Ogdensburg, to Marie Lalone Wells and Lott Hall Wells, Nathaniel Wells was the second of four children. Nat died peacefully and comfortably, surrounded by his family on Sunday morning, Oct. 26, 2025, in the hospice unit at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. A ...

Scott T. Benty

Scott Thomas Benty was born on June 25, 1948, in Placid Memorial Hospital on Church Street in Lake Placid (currently the tennis courts on Mirror Lake Drive) to Dorothy (Traynor/Bontecou) and Herbert Benty (World War II veteran). He graduated from St. Pius in 1966 and attended Northwood for ...

Frederick Coverly Calder

Frederick Coverly Calder, born July 19, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, passed away on Nov. 4, 2025. Fred spent his early childhood in Brooklyn before moving with his family to Garden City, Long Island, in 1941, where he attended St. Paul’s School. In 1950, the family settled in Concord, ...

Phillip J. Wilsey

Phillip J. Wilsey of Middleburgh and Lake Placid, passed away on Oct. 19, 2025, at the age of 84, surrounded by his family. Born at home in Schoharie on May 26, 1941, Phillip was the son of Stanley and Marjorie (Keyser) Wilsey. A graduate of Schoharie High School, he spent his ...

Bernard F. Conners

Bernard F. Conners, 99, passed away peacefully on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, surrounded by family at his home in Loudonville. A graduate of St. Lawrence University, where he met his wife Catherine, he excelled in football and boxing and was later inducted into the St. Lawrence ...