John Cogar Obituary
Word has been received of the death of John D. Cogar, age 76, of Saranac Lake, who died on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. A Celebration of Life is in the process of being planned and will take place at a later date to be announced as well as a complete obituary.
Friends wishing to remember John D. Cogar may make memorial contributions to the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department Dive Team, PO Box 509 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 for the purchase of an Aqua Eye handheld sonar, that has new AI technology that can assist in searching and locating missing persons submerged in water or at https://www.saranaclakefire.com/content/donations/.
Family and friends can share their condolences and memories at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
20 Church Street, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
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