Obituary of Sandra J. Daby

Sandra J. Daby, 72, of Lake Placid, NY passed away on April 27, 2021 unexpectedly after suffering a stroke. Sandra was born on November 27, 1948 to Horace A. Pratt & Gertrude Tucker in Lake Placid, NY. Sandra was a graduate of Lake Placid High School, Class of 1968, and after graduation she went on to Business Trade School in Utica, NY. After graduation from Utica, she landed her first job with AMA in Saranac Lake, NY. She is better known for her time working at Fay's Drug and Eckard Drug in the pharmacy department. In 1968, she met Dale Daby and they were married, March 14, 1970, she and Dale raised Three children, Donna, Dawn, and Stefanie. After retiring in 1999, Sandra spent her time camping at the family-owned cabin in Lake Placid, taking their camper to the Finger Lake Region, doing crafts especially plastic canvas, reading, and spending time with her grandkids. Sandra is also a Breast Cancer Survivor. Sandra was predeceased by her parents, Horace & Gertrude Pratt, two brothers Horace Pratt and Neil Pratt, her mother-in-law Eva Daby Pelkey, her father-in-law Stanley Pelkey, and her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, David and Nita Daby. She is survived by her husband, Dale, her three daughters, Donna Daby, Dawn Fitzpatrick (Timothy), and Stefanie Daby-Pabins (Christopher), three grandson's Garrett Woodruff, Timothy Fitzpatrick Jr., and Cormac Fitzpatrick, her step-grandson, Riley Pabins, and her step-granddaughter, Lily Pabins, She is also survived by one sister, Joan Ormsby; one brother, Kent Pratt and his wife Jeanette, along with several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Services will be held at the M.B. Clark, inc., Funeral Home in Lake Placid, NY, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Visitation will be from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm, with a funeral service at 2:00 pm at the funeral home. Rev. Derek Hansen pastor of the Adirondack Community Church will officiate. Burial will follow at the North Elba Cemetery. A reception will be held at 6012 Sentinel Rd. following burial. Relatives and friends wishing to share a memory or story upload a photograph, or view the Memorial Tribute Video please visit www.mbclarkfuneralhome.com . Donations in memory of Sandra can be made in lieu of flowers to the Lake Placid Vol. Ambulance Service.