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 ...

Joseph James DeMarco, 99, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family in Jay on Nov. 11, 2025. He was born on May 22, 1926, in Garfield, New Jersey, to Salvatore DeMarco and Rose Pelleteri. Visitation were on Friday, Nov. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Heidrick-Zaumetzer ...

William F. Brainerd, 66, of Cambridge, passed away at his residence on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Born in Sodus Point and raised in Ray Brook, he graduated from Saranac Lake High School before attending Fordham University. Funeral services will be held privately. Arrangements are in the ...

Linda A. Planty, 72, of Lake Placid, passed away peacefully on Nov. 11, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family. Linda was born on Nov. 11, 1953, in Malone, the daughter of Charles Hosler and Dorothy Johnson. Linda was the oldest of three children. Linda attended school in Malone and ...

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 ...

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 ...