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Madeline Cross
ONEONTA — Madeline Cross, 97, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at the Oneonta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born April 7, 1904, in Laurens, the daughter of James and Augusta (Persons) Woolhouse.
She married Willard Irving Cross on April 12, 1924, in Oneonta. Mr. Cross predeceased her on Oct. 26, 1982.
She lived in several cities and villages due to her husband's work as a representative for the International Correspondence Schools.
She attended schools in Laurens, Oneonta High School and was a graduate of Utica School of Commerce.
She worked in several businesses wherever they lived until her husband established Cross Supply Inc. in Oneonta. There she became the bookkeeper for several years. Their retirement years were spent in Dunedin, Fla., until Mr. Cross passed away. At that time a move was made back to Oneonta.
Mrs. Cross was a member of Dunedin Presbyterian Church in Florida and the First United Presbyterian Church of Oneonta.
She was a 50-year member of the D.A.R. having served as regent in 1968-1970. She also had been a member of the Women's Golf Association at the Oneonta Country Club.
Madeline is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Patricia (Patt) and C. Richard (Dick) Pindar; one grandson and spouse, Stephen and Lisa Pindar; one granddaughter and spouse, Susan and Steven Mongillo; two great-granddaughters, Monica Mongillo and Katharyn Pindar; three great-grandsons, Jared and Todd Mongillo and Christopher Pindar; two stepgreat-grandchildren, Jillian and Joshua Rumenapp; and a dear cousin, Pauline Perry.
She was predeceased by a sister, Ruth Howey; and a dear cousin, Lenore Nolan.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, from the Bookhout Funeral Home at 357 Main St. in Oneonta. Friends may call at the Bookhout Funeral Home on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, from 6 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the First United Presbyterian Church of Oneonta, 381 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820 in memory of Madeline Cross.
Barbara L. Heaney
UNADILLA — Barbara L. Heaney, 55, of Unadilla, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at Binghamton General Hospital.
She was born Oct. 14, 1946, daughter of Kenneth and Pauline (Farmer) McRorie in Endicott.
Barbara married Richard Heaney in 1980 in East Guilford.
She was employed as a receptionist for A.O. Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta.
Barbara was a member of Women of the Moose Chapter No. 502, Sidney, and was past senior regent. She was a member of the Sweet Adeline's in Oneonta and was a member of the Gold Prospectors Association. She and Richard traveled from Maine to Georgia panning for gold.
Barbara is survived by her husband, Richard Heaney; three sons and daughters-in-law, John and Pamela Bourgeois of Garrattsville, Brian Heaney of Bainbridge and Craig Heaney of Unadilla; three daughters and sons-in-law, Joann Bourgeois of Bainbridge, Dorothy and Jody McKee of Unadilla and Amanda and Edward Smith of Hackensack, N.J.; two brothers, Paul McRorie of Binghamton and Donald and Jeanne McRorie of Binghamton; seven grandchildren; and two nieces.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel at 21 Main St. in Sidney, at 2 p.m. Visitation will precede the service and will begin at noon.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 356 North Midler Ave., Syracuse, NY 13206.
Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers Inc. of Sidney.
Tullio A. Faoro
HARPERSFIELD — Tullio A. Faoro, 85, of Harpersfield, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital.
He was born Nov. 15, 1916, in Spring Valley, Ill., the son of Frank and Anita (Saccaro) Faoro.
Mr. Faoro was a longtime resident of Harpersfield, who enjoyed attending community dinners and visiting with his many friends.
He will be greatly missed.
He was employed by the New York State Highway Department for 37 years.
His wife, Celeste (Saccaro); and a daughter, Linda Faoro, of Harpersfield, survive. As do an uncle, John Saccaro of Stamford; and several cousins.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the MacArthur Funeral Home in Hobart with the Rev. Waylen Bray officiating. Burial will follow the service in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Stamford.
Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Stamford Emergency Squad.
Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home of Hobart.
Paul H. O'dell
ONEONTA — Paul H. O'dell, 90, of Oneonta, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at the Oneonta Nursing Home, where he has been a resident for 14 years.
He was born Aug. 3, 1911, in Worcester, the son of Manning and Martha O'dell.
Paul was the youngest of four brothers and two sisters, Willis, Leon, Herman and Archie O'dell, and Frances Kenyon and Mabel Leib.
He was married to Alice Burrell. She died several years ago.
Paul is survived by several nieces, nephews and one special niece, Beverly Fraser of Oneonta.
He was last employed at Hartwick College as a security guard, which he loved.
At Paul's request, he will be cremated and a memorial graveside service will take place on Monday, Dec. 10, 2001, 11 a.m. at the Maryland Cemetery.
There will be no calling hours.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Salvation Army, 25 River St., Oneonta, NY 13280.
Arrangements are by Heller Funeral Home, at 25 Arch St. in Schenevus.
Thomas P. Daly
LARGO, Fla. — Thomas P. Daly, 52, of Largo, Fla., passed away Dec. 2, 2001, in Bay Pines VA Medical Center.
He was born in Afton, N.Y. He moved to Largo in 1984 from Altoona, Pa.
He was employed by Bay Pines VAMC as a program analyst.
He was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church in Largo.
He was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the Army.
He was a graduate of Ithaca College and Boston University.
He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Maria of Largo, Fla.; one son, Alexander of Largo, Fla.; one daughter, Adrienne Daly of Largo, Fla.; mother, Avelda Daly of Largo, Fla.; four brothers, Michael of Albany, N.Y., George Coffin of San Diego, Calif., David of Oneonta, N.Y., and Joseph of Berkeley, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Colon Cancer research.
Hanna Lee Stokes
COOPERSTOWN — Hannah Lee Sherman Stokes, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, at her home, after a long illness.
She was the widow of the late New York state Sen. Walter W. Stokes and a longtime resident of Cooperstown, and was a woman of astonishing accomplishments and a cancer survivor.
The grand-niece of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, she was born into a family of wealth and privilege, but after being educated at private and finishing schools, what she wanted most was to work. Her job in the circulation department at Vogue Magazine did not last long, however. Spotted by a photographer, she was gracing the magazine's pages as a glamorous and highly paid model. Ironically, her most famous work was as Miss Chesterfield, although she never smoked.
After six or seven years of modeling in ads for many different companies and products, Hannah Lee met and married a young handsome New York senator. For years, the couple divided their time among homes in Albany, New York City and Cooperstown, but they settled in Cooperstown after Sen. Stokes retired.
As a permanent resident of the village, Mrs. Stokes became an active supporter of several area organizations, including the Friends of the Library, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown Concert Series and Glimmerglass Opera.
Hannah Lee Stokes became a cancer patient about 10 years ago and was successfully treated by Dr. John Olson, then an attending surgeon and chief of surgical oncology at Bassett.
To express her gratitude, she told him that she wanted to do something for the hospital, not through a bequest, but while he was alive. Dr. Olson suggested the idea of a facility where patients could stay while undergoing treatment. Hannah Lee embraced it with the full force of her dedication and will. She ended up donating close to $600,000 to make it a reality.
At the dedication of Hannah Lee House, Dr. Olson characterized Mrs. Stokes as, "a woman ahead of her time. As a famous model, she set an example for young women in her cycle to follow in her footsteps and have a career before it was popular, or even acceptable."
Dr. Olson also paid tribute to Hannah Lee as "an inspiring person whose goal has been to make this world a better place to live in. I believe she has done more than her share."
Mrs. Stokes is survived by her nephew, John Sherman of London, England, and three nieces, Mary Hoyt of Chevy Chase, Md., and Cooperstown, Catherine Sherman Lodge of Nantucket, R.I., and Anne C. Logan of Cooperstown; and her granddaughter, Polly Stokes Pierson of Malibu, Calif., and Cooperstown.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, Dec. 10, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Christ Church in Cooperstown with the Rev. Douglas Smith, pastor, officiating.
Burial will follow at a later date in the family plot in Lakewood Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Tillapaugh funeral service, Cooperstown and Milford.
Dr. Joseph
W. Ferrebee
RANCHO SANTE FE, Calif. — Joseph W. Ferrebee, whose pioneering research on bone marrow transplantation led to the first human transplant, died on Nov. 14, 2001, in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., after a short illness.
He was born on Dec. 23, 1908, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and had been married to Juanita Sault (Salty) Ferrebee, for 65 years.
Dr. Ferrebee, a hematologist, was raised in Auburn, Calif., and graduated with honors from Stanford University in 1930. At the insistence of his father, he entered Johns Hopkins Medical School, but after a few days he left that institution and talked his way into Harvard Medical School, from which he graduated in 1934, also with honors.
From 1935 to 1941 he interned, completed his residency, and was an assistant physician at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. From 1941 to 1948, Dr. Ferrebee was in Boston, Mass., at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and the Harvard Medical School, where he taught and did research. It was during this period that he began his study of bone marrow transplantation.
In 1948, he was invited to relocate to Cooperstown and conduct his research at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, then affiliated with both Columbia and Harvard medical schools. Along with his assistant, Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, who later won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work in this field, Dr. Ferrebee continued his transplant research. In 1956, at Bassett, he performed the world's first human bone marrow transplant on an identical twin.
Dr. Ferrebee was the author of 124 scientific papers, including one written in 1957 with Dr. John P. Merrill titled "Spare Parts — A Review with a Forward Look," which was one of the first to suggest a way to transplant organs successfully in humans.
In 1951 Dr. Ferrebee was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to continue his research in Uppsala, Sweden; in 1960 he received the Harlow Brooks Medal from the New York Academy of Medicine. In his 1971 invitation to attend a conference on the history of bone marrow transplantation, the secretary of the Experimental Hematological Society wrote, "You and a handful of others ... must be heard, but you, above all others, are the history of bone marrow transplantation."
In Cooperstown, Dr. Ferrebee, an accomplished horseman, marksman, sailor and golfer, was well known at the Leatherstocking Golf Course for carrying his golf clubs around all 18 holes on his head. He also had a reputation for walking his bicycle down hills in order, he said, to save its brakes. In 1975, Dr. Ferrebee was named Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Research Physician Emeritus, and he retired to California.
Upon learning of his death, Dr. Thomas, who now lives in Seattle, said, "Joe was one of the finest thinkers I've ever known. He was a very stimulating individual. We worked together for eight years. He influenced me in coming to Cooperstown and in leaving to go on to a large center to continue our work. He was a major force in my life and I'm sure in the lives of many others. He was a pioneer in transplantation; he had many innovative ideas, and not just in transplantation, because his interests were catholic."
Dr. Ferrebee is survived by his wife, Salty, of Rancho Santa Fe; a daughter, Anne F. Keith of Cooperstown and Fairfax, Va.; two sons, Peter W. Ferrebee of Old Lyme, Conn., and John E. Ferrebee of Rancho Santa Fe; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Gifts in his memory may be made to Bassett Healthcare. A memorial service for friends and family will be held in Cooperstown next summer.
June W. Ritton
WESTFORD — June W. Ritton, 75, passed away at home peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, after a long illness.
She was born June 5, 1926, in Westford, the daughter of H. Thomas and Georgia (Roseboom) Williams.
She married Kenneth Ritton on June 11, 1946.
Mrs. Ritton was a lifelong area resident. She recently retired from Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, where she was a nurse's aide. She was a member of the Westford United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women's Club, Westford Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and Westford Community Association and was a former Westford town clerk and volunteer for the American Heart Association.
Mrs. Ritton was active in all the activities and programs in her community. She was personally involved and cared for many Westford friends and neighbors. She will be dearly missed by all.
She is survived by her children, Ralph and Teresa Ritton of Westford and their children, Kevin and Deborah Ritton, Brian and Dawn Ritton, Jason Ritton and his fiancee, Shanon Reed, and Kimberlee Ritton; Milly and Bob Meiser of Westford and their children, Robert and Lauralynn Meiser and Christopher Meiser; Georgia and Larry Brown of Barrington, R.I., and their children, K. Patrick Brown and Maggie Brown, Joseph Ritton of Westford and his sons, Kyel and Theodore Ritton; Lana Smith of Richfield Springs and her daughters, Annette and Camille Smith; Betty and Tim Baxer of Westford and their sons, Jeremy, Jacob, Jordan and Jared Baxer; six great grandchildren; her brothers and sisters, Marion VanEtten of Westford, George Williams of Westford, Thomas Williams of Maryland and Lois Brunschmid of New Berlin; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She also leaves behind many caring friends in Westford and at the Bassett community.
She was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth, on Dec. 8, 1992; her granddaughter, Katherine Brown; and her brother, Gerald Williams.
A funeral service will be held Monday, Dec. 10, 2001, at 1 p.m. at the Westford United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Burke, pastor, and the Rev. Judith A. Thistle, chaplain at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, officiating.
There will be no calling hours and the burial will take place at the Westford Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Westford United Methodist Church, Main St., Westford, NY 13488 or the Catskill Area Hospice, 542 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820.
Funeral arrangements are by E. J. Skinner Co. at 155 Main St. in Worcester.
Irene S. Martin
DEPOSIT — Irene Starbird Martin, 90, of Deposit, N.Y., died unexpectedly Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, at her home.
She was born Nov. 1, 1911, the daughter of Frank and Harriet Bowen.
She married Wilbur Starbird in 1934, and he predeceased her in 1954. In 1967, she married Glenn Martin, who predeceased her in 1988.
She was a 1932 graduate of Hancock Central School and was an office employee of Scintilla In Sidney, N.Y., at the time of her marriage in 1917.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Craig Starbird of Bainbridge, N.Y., Gary and Mary Carol Starbird of Waukegan, Ill., Kent and Barbara Starbird of Rochester, N.Y., and Rebecca and Harry Dilello of Tesuque, N.M.; stepsons Lee Martin and David and Alice Martin of Deposit N.Y.; son-in-law, James Wilson of Binghamton, NY.; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and nine stepgrandchildren.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Judith Starbird Wilson; a daughter-in-law, Diane Dodge Starbird; and granddaughter, Hanna Starbird Terrana.
She was a member of the Deposit First United Methodist Church, a Paul Harris Fellow Rotarian, 50-year member of the Deposit Garden Club, member of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, member of Homemakers and active in various other community organizations.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, at 2 p.m. at the Zacharias Funeral Home in Deposit, with her pastor, the Rev. Richard Santella, officiating.
Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery in Hancock, N.Y.
Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. time of service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Deposit Educational Endowment Program (D.E.E.P.), Pathfinder Village, Deposit Emergency Squad or the Deposit First United Methodist Church.
John T. Dunne
FRANKLIN — John T. Dunne, 60, of Franklin, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, at the A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta.
He was born Sept. 26, 1941, in the Bronx, the son of John and Margaret (McDonough) Dunne. He married Harriet Average on Oct. 11, 1969, in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Brooklyn.
John served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1966.
He retired in 1993 as an assistant vice president for the Bankers Trust Co., where he worked for 33 years.
An area resident for the past seven years, moving from Brooklyn, John was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Community in Franklin; the Franklin American Legion Post; the Knights of Columbus Council 4783 in Brooklyn where he was a 3rd degree, and the Bankers Trust Quarter Century Club.
John had varied interests and especially enjoyed photography and carpentry. He cherished his family and loved to spend time with his wife, children, and grandson.
He is survived by his wife, Harriet Dunne of Franklin; his children, John Dunne and his fiancee, Jennifer, of Brooklyn, Claire Dunne of Jersey City, N.J., Ellen Dunne of Leonia, N.J., and Catherine Marotta and husband, Gregory, and their son, Jeremy, of Staten Island; a sister, Mary Conway, of Brooklyn; and a niece, Anne Montagnino, of Howell, N.J.
A Mass of Christian burial will be offered on Monday, Dec. 10, 2001, at 11 a.m. in the Franklin United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Gordon Polenz officiating.
Burial will be in the Ouleout Valley Cemetery in Franklin.
Friends may call on Saturday at the Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home in Franklin from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m., at which time the family will be in attendance.
A vigil service will be conducted by the Rev. Michael Donnell on Sunday in the funeral home at 3 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the International Myeloma Foundation, in memory of John T. Dunne, 12650 Riverside Dr., Suite 206, North Hollywood, CA 91601, or the Franklin Emergency Squad.
Arrangements are by the Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home of Franklin.
