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Norma DeMarco
Feb 19, 2022
Norma DeMarco, 94, passed away on February 19, 2022, in Jay, NY.
Mrs. DeMarco was born on February 8, 1928 in Garfield, NJ, to Kurt Petzold and Martha Nebiker.
Norma graduated from Garfield High School in 1943, where she was a member of the Wapitti Club, a tight-knit group of girls who remained lifelong friends. She then married...
Howard Ryan
Feb 18, 2022
Howard John Ryan, 83, of Keeseville, NY, passed away on February 18th, 2022.
Howard was born on September 26th, 1938 to Michael and Edna (Rylie) Ryan. He graduated from Au Sable Valley High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Army. When he returned home, he worked for the New York State Department of Transportation, and then...
Deborah Maxwell
Feb 3, 2022
Deborah Dix Maxwell, 73, passed away on February 3, 2022, at her home overlooking Lincoln Pond in the township of Elizabethtown, NY.
Deborah (Debbie) was born on January 13, 1949 in Hartford, CT, to James Watson Maxwell and Marion Dix Maxwell. She graduated from Bulkeley High School in Hartford Connecticut in 1966, went on to earn a B.A. degree...
Sandra Douglas
Feb 3, 2022
Sandra Douglas, age 58, passed away with her loving son, Bryan by her side, on February 3, 2022.
Sandra was born in Plattsburgh, NY to Ernest Thompson and Dorothy Coleman. She loved to garden, spend time relaxing in the swimming pool, and working on different kinds of crafts...especially sewing. But most of all, she loved her two sons...
Forest Winch
Feb 2, 2022
Forest R. Winch, Jr. (Little Guy) passed away on February 2, 2022 at the age of 91.
He worked as a union carpenter for many years and then for the New York State Conservation Department as a carpenter for many more years. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, and keeping his lawn well groomed; as well as, working on his...
Philip Sorocka
Jan 25, 2022
Philip Sorocka, 73, of the John Fountain Road in Jay, NY, passed away on January 25, 2022 at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.
Visitation will be held on Monday, January 31, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Zaumetzer Funeral Home, followed by a Memorial Service at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Jay Central Cemetery.
Services were entrusted to...
Wendy Hall
Jan 17, 2022
Wendy Hall, co-founder of Adirondack Wildlife Refuge in Wilmington, passed away last night in Home Hospice, at the age of seventy, of an inoperable sarcoma, with me at her bedside. A perennial volunteer, Wendy was a nurse, well known for her dedication to helping people and wildlife. At various times a volunteer ambulance lieutenant, massage therapist, pastel and stained-glass artist,...
Richard Aschettino
Jan 16, 2022
Richard Aschettino, 86, of Wilmington, NY, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 16, 2022.
Born in Long Branch, NJ, Richard was the son of Carmine H. & Jennie Squillante Aschettino. He is survived by his sister, Phyllis Myrah, and her husband Jack of Vienna, VA and their four children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Richard graduated from...
Howard Snow
Jan 15, 2022
Howard J. Snow, 85, of Au Sable Forks passed away peacefully, on Saturday, January 15th, 2022 at the Skilled Nursing Facility of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, NY, after a long illness. He was born on March 23rd, 1936, the son of Lorn Snow and Rita (Sharrow) Snow.
Howard was a very caring and generous person who always...
George Leiper
Jan 5, 2022
George Charles Leiper, 63, of Jay, passed away after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born April 1, 1958, in Manchester, CT, he was the son of Robert and Carmella Leiper.
George's journey in the world of construction began in 1976, where he became a general laborer. He would go on to own his own company, "G&L Construction", building...
Priscilla Otis
Jan 3, 2022
Priscilla Ann Meixler-Otis, 75, of Jay, NY passed away peacefully on January 3, 2022. She was born on September 19, 1946 in Washington, D.C., and was the oldest of 3 children to William H. Meixler and Florence Meixler (Morris). Priscilla grew up in multiple US cities, England and Turkey. She graduated from High School in Ankara, Turkey in 1964 and...
William Talmadge
Dec 14, 2021
William Talmadge, 81, passed away on December 14, 2021, at the Essex Center in Elizabethtown.
Services will take place at a later date at Saratoga National Cemetery.
Services were entrusted to Zaumetzer Funeral Home.
Sandra Spooner
Dec 10, 2021
Sandra Spooner, age 68, passed away on December 10, 2021. Sandra was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, nanny, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend! She had a love for life, but she especially loved her family. She enjoyed as much time as possible outside, but if she was going to yard sales she was in heaven. When she could, she enjoyed...
Patricia Pulsifer
Dec 2, 2021
Patricia A. Pulsifer, 82, of Au Sable Forks, N. Y., died December 2, 2021, at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington, Vt., after a brief illness.
Pat was born August 16, 1939, in Plattsburgh, N. Y., the daughter of Donald J. and Leah M. (Martin) Adams. She was married to Wallace N. Pulsifer, Jr. on August 22, 1959 in...
Joann Wilson
Nov 29, 2021
Joann Wilson, 74, passed away at home on November 29, 2021, in Jay, NY.
In accordance with her wishes, there will be no services.
Arrangements were entrusted to Zaumetzer Funeral Home, Au Sable Forks.
Robert Ward
Nov 26, 2021
Robert "Bobby" Ward passed away unexpectedly on November 26, 2021.
Bobby was born on June 30, 1953 to Ralph and Florence (Meigs) Ward. Bobby was a logger for more than half his life; and worked for Bill Ward, and most recently Mike Ward, as a loader operator.
He was predeceased by his Mother and Father, as well...
George Goyette
Nov 12, 2021
George was a one of a kind party animal. He had a great sense of humor and lived life on the edge. He was a charmer, that's for sure! He was a genuine, carefree, flirtatious, hard-working and tender-hearted man. George had a smile that was not only contagious and goofy, but he had a smile that cured people's bad days.
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Dorothy Malkin
Oct 24, 2021
Dorothy (Egan) Malkin, 93, of Wilmington, N.Y. passed away gracefully at home on October 24, 2021. Dot was born on November 14, 1927 in New York City to John and Mary Egan. She attended Cathedral High School graduating in 1944. She then attended Good Counsel College and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Biology in 1948.
Dorothy married Harold...
Ronald Marbut, Sr.
Oct 9, 2021
Ronald "Ron" Marbut Sr, 69, died peacefully at his home in Stanhope NJ.
Ron was born September 28, 1952 to Ralph and Priscilla. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, fishing and playing his guitar while spending time with family. Ron enlisted into the United States Army in 1970 to 1972 and remained in active reserves from 1972-1976.
He worked at...
Donald Estes
Sep 28, 2021
Donald Estes passed away September 28, 2021 at the age of 70. He was born to the late Francis Estes, Sr. and Matilda Labounty Estes.
Don served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1974; and he was an avid hunter and fisherman. He served faithfully with the Au Sable Forks Fire Department for over 30 years, but most...




