Betsy Sageman
Born: February 6, 1954
Died: November 11, 2016
Married:
Children: Jacquelyn Dubee, Elizabeth McGinnis
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, November 16, 2016
Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Sageman
Elizabeth “Betsy” Sageman, 62, of McKenzie Pond Road, Saranac Lake, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.
Born in Saranac Lake on Feb. 6, 1954, she was the daughter of Dr. Bradley and Rita (Fleury) Sageman.
Betsy attended and graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1972. She later attended and received her Master’s Degree in Education from SUNY Plattsburgh. Betsy had been employed for FranklinEssex-Hamilton BOCES for over 15 years until her retirement in 2015; prior to that she had taught for the Saranac Lake Central School District. Betsy loved spending time with her family and engaging in outdoor activities such as gardening, skiing, boating, golfing, tennis and hiking.
She is survived by two daughters: Jacquelyn Dubee of Saranac Lake and Elizabeth McGinnis of St Albans, Vermont and Elizabeth’s husband, Mark McGinnis, and two grandchildren: Eli and Gwendolyn McGinnis; her mother Rita F. Madden of Saranac Lake; one brother, Barry Sageman of Ft. Myers, Florida; two sisters: Margaret Purga of Merritt Island, Florida and Pamela and Guy Little of Ormond Beach, Florida, two step-brothers: William Madden III and Michael Madden, both of Saranac Lake; one step-sister, Mary Catherine Madden-Heisler of New Jersey; and many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father Dr. C. Bradley Sageman; stepfather William F. Madden Jr.; and one Brother, C. Bradley Sagemen Jr.
Calling hours will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18 at St. Bernard’s Church in Saranac Lake with the Rev. Patrick Ratigan officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Ridge Cemetery.
Friends wishing to remember Betsy may make memorial contributions to the TriLakes Humane Society in care of the funeral home. Family and friends can also share their memories and sign the online guestbook at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com