"Michael M. O'Donnell
Middletown, N.Y.
Michael M. O'Donnell of Middletown, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in St. Theresa's Nursing Home, Middletown. He was 81.
The son of Michael and Anne Scahill O'Donnell, he was born in Portland, Maine.
He was the widower of Anne Morton O'Donnell.
Mr. O'Donnell attended local schools; was a graduate of Cheverus High School; received his BA and MA degrees from Boston University and his MLS degree form [s.i.c.] the State Univeristy of New York at Geneseo.
During WWII, Mr. O'Donnell served with the 76th Infantry Division in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the 76th Infantry Divisiion [s.i.c.]; Andrews American Legion Post; Deering Memorial Post #6859; and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Portland, Maine.
He was a teacher and librarian at the Tri Valley Central School in Grahamsville, and for the last three years, he worked part time as a librarian for the Middletown Thrall Library. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church, Middletown and also enjoyed stamp collecting and Irish culture and history.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas O'Donnell, Esq. of Niagra Falls and Kevin O'Donnell of Westerville, Ohio; three sisters, Catherine Cec (missing) of West Orange, N.J. Winifred McLaughlin of Portland, Maine and Sr. Mary de la Salle, R.S.M., Diocesan Sisters of Mercy, South Portland, Maine; and two grandchildren.
Visitation was previously held at the Conroy-Tully Funeral Home, 172 State St., Portland, Maine.
Funeral Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, Maine."
The Middletown Times Herald Record, September 8, 1998, page 12.
From the scrapbooks of The Middletown THRALL Library historical records, Gov't Documents office.
NOTE: no relation to B.E.F. Stienstra.
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"Retired librarian leaves collection to Thrall.By Barbara Bedell
Staff Writer.Michael O'Donnell gave more than his retirement hours to the Middletown Thrall Library. When he died Aug. 27, he left a valued collection of more than 200 books about Ireland, from illuminated manuscripts to many volumes by James Joyce. 'This gives Middletown-Thrall the best collection of its kind in the Ramapo Catskill Library System,' library director Kevin Gallagher said. The donation came as a surprise because few at the library knew of O'Donnell's almost obsessive interest in collecting books. O'Donnell, a former teacher and librarian (from 1956 to 1984) in Tri-Valley Central School in Grahamsville, will be remembered by many people who visited Middletown Thrall as the friendly and handsome white-haired gentleman who worked the research desk. 'It's doubtful that many knew his name,' said Linda Aumick, chief research librarian, 'but they wouldn't forget his impeccable manners and his pleasant manner in finding material.'
She said he was a little daunted by the computer system. He was a librarian from the old school who knew the Dewey decimal system, used
worldwide for categorizing subjects.
'When we started cataloguing books and materials on the computer, he was a bulldog at finding things on our shelves,' she said. 'But that wasn't his only gift. He loved research and he was great with students.' In Grahamsville, high school librarian Ruth McKeon was a high school student when she met O'Donnell. Later she worked with him. 'He was very, very Irish... a good man,' she said.'I don't know if he had a good life ... his beloved wife was ill for a very long time before she died and he was very devoted. The last time I saw him was at a retirement party four years ago. We often wondered where he was and we felt sad when we read the obituary in the paper. But we knew how he loved books and his Irish heritage. I'm pleased to hear that the Middletown library has received his collection' 'Mike's collection of books of Irish poetry, art, history, literature and works by Irish authors, increases our collection of Irish and Celtic subjects 1,000 percent.' The volunteers who unpacked the collection Wednesday marveled at its depth and quality. 'Look at all these by Joyce,' said Rhoda Pollack cradling a pile in her arm and holding up another for her colleagues to see. 'Look at this,' Susan Pfeffer said. 'It's dated 1867 and is in remarkable condition. Oh my. And this one's written in Gaelic.'
The donor's family asked that his good books be placed on the library's shelves for others to share. The ordinary ones including paperbacks and duplicates, will be sold through the book store. Rare and valued volumes that the library can't use will be sold on the Internet." The Middletown Times Herald Record, September 8, 1998, Page 12. Caption: "Volunteers Susan Pfeffer, left, Marcie Hanners and Rhoda Pollack unpack the Michael O'Donnell book collection at the Middletown-Thrall Library. Photograph by Barbara Bedell/The Record."
Middletown, N.Y.
Michael M. O'Donnell of Middletown, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in St. Theresa's Nursing Home, Middletown. He was 81.
The son of Michael and Anne Scahill O'Donnell, he was born in Portland, Maine.
He was the widower of Anne Morton O'Donnell.
Mr. O'Donnell attended local schools; was a graduate of Cheverus High School; received his BA and MA degrees from Boston University and his MLS degree form [s.i.c.] the State Univeristy of New York at Geneseo.
During WWII, Mr. O'Donnell served with the 76th Infantry Division in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the 76th Infantry Divisiion [s.i.c.]; Andrews American Legion Post; Deering Memorial Post #6859; and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Portland, Maine.
He was a teacher and librarian at the Tri Valley Central School in Grahamsville, and for the last three years, he worked part time as a librarian for the Middletown Thrall Library. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church, Middletown and also enjoyed stamp collecting and Irish culture and history.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas O'Donnell, Esq. of Niagra Falls and Kevin O'Donnell of Westerville, Ohio; three sisters, Catherine Cec (missing) of West Orange, N.J. Winifred McLaughlin of Portland, Maine and Sr. Mary de la Salle, R.S.M., Diocesan Sisters of Mercy, South Portland, Maine; and two grandchildren.
Visitation was previously held at the Conroy-Tully Funeral Home, 172 State St., Portland, Maine.
Funeral Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, Maine."
The Middletown Times Herald Record, September 8, 1998, page 12.
From the scrapbooks of The Middletown THRALL Library historical records, Gov't Documents office.
NOTE: no relation to B.E.F. Stienstra.
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"Retired librarian leaves collection to Thrall.By Barbara Bedell
Staff Writer.Michael O'Donnell gave more than his retirement hours to the Middletown Thrall Library. When he died Aug. 27, he left a valued collection of more than 200 books about Ireland, from illuminated manuscripts to many volumes by James Joyce. 'This gives Middletown-Thrall the best collection of its kind in the Ramapo Catskill Library System,' library director Kevin Gallagher said. The donation came as a surprise because few at the library knew of O'Donnell's almost obsessive interest in collecting books. O'Donnell, a former teacher and librarian (from 1956 to 1984) in Tri-Valley Central School in Grahamsville, will be remembered by many people who visited Middletown Thrall as the friendly and handsome white-haired gentleman who worked the research desk. 'It's doubtful that many knew his name,' said Linda Aumick, chief research librarian, 'but they wouldn't forget his impeccable manners and his pleasant manner in finding material.'
She said he was a little daunted by the computer system. He was a librarian from the old school who knew the Dewey decimal system, used
worldwide for categorizing subjects.
'When we started cataloguing books and materials on the computer, he was a bulldog at finding things on our shelves,' she said. 'But that wasn't his only gift. He loved research and he was great with students.' In Grahamsville, high school librarian Ruth McKeon was a high school student when she met O'Donnell. Later she worked with him. 'He was very, very Irish... a good man,' she said.'I don't know if he had a good life ... his beloved wife was ill for a very long time before she died and he was very devoted. The last time I saw him was at a retirement party four years ago. We often wondered where he was and we felt sad when we read the obituary in the paper. But we knew how he loved books and his Irish heritage. I'm pleased to hear that the Middletown library has received his collection' 'Mike's collection of books of Irish poetry, art, history, literature and works by Irish authors, increases our collection of Irish and Celtic subjects 1,000 percent.' The volunteers who unpacked the collection Wednesday marveled at its depth and quality. 'Look at all these by Joyce,' said Rhoda Pollack cradling a pile in her arm and holding up another for her colleagues to see. 'Look at this,' Susan Pfeffer said. 'It's dated 1867 and is in remarkable condition. Oh my. And this one's written in Gaelic.'
The donor's family asked that his good books be placed on the library's shelves for others to share. The ordinary ones including paperbacks and duplicates, will be sold through the book store. Rare and valued volumes that the library can't use will be sold on the Internet." The Middletown Times Herald Record, September 8, 1998, Page 12. Caption: "Volunteers Susan Pfeffer, left, Marcie Hanners and Rhoda Pollack unpack the Michael O'Donnell book collection at the Middletown-Thrall Library. Photograph by Barbara Bedell/The Record."
"Michael M. O'Donnell
Middletown, N.Y.
Michael M. O'Donnell of Middletown, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in St. Theresa's Nursing Home, Middletown. He was 81.
The son of Michael and Anne Scahill O'Donnell, he was born in Portland, Maine.
He was the widower of Anne Morton O'Donnell.
Mr. O'Donnell attended local schools; was a graduate of Cheverus High School; received his BA and MA degrees from Boston University and his MLS degree form [s.i.c.] the State Univeristy of New York at Geneseo.
During WWII, Mr. O'Donnell served with the 76th Infantry Division in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the 76th Infantry Divisiion [s.i.c.]; Andrews American Legion Post; Deering Memorial Post #6859; and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Portland, Maine.
He was a teacher and librarian at the Tri Valley Central School in Grahamsville, and for the last three years, he worked part time as a librarian for the Middletown Thrall Library. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church, Middletown and also enjoyed stamp collecting and Irish culture and history.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas O'Donnell, Esq. of Niagra Falls and Kevin O'Donnell of Westerville, Ohio; three sisters, Catherine Cec (missing) of West Orange, N.J. Winifred McLaughlin of Portland, Maine and Sr. Mary de la Salle, R.S.M., Diocesan Sisters of Mercy, South Portland, Maine; and two grandchildren.
Visitation was previously held at the Conroy-Tully Funeral Home, 172 State St., Portland, Maine.
Funeral Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, Maine."
The Middletown Times Herald Record, September 8, 1998, page 12.
From the scrapbooks of The Middletown THRALL Library historical records, Gov't Documents office.
NOTE: no relation to B.E.F. Stienstra.
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"Retired librarian leaves collection to Thrall.By Barbara Bedell
Staff Writer.Michael O'Donnell gave more than his retirement hours to the Middletown Thrall Library. When he died Aug. 27, he left a valued collection of more than 200 books about Ireland, from illuminated manuscripts to many volumes by James Joyce. 'This gives Middletown-Thrall the best collection of its kind in the Ramapo Catskill Library System,' library director Kevin Gallagher said. The donation came as a surprise because few at the library knew of O'Donnell's almost obsessive interest in collecting books. O'Donnell, a former teacher and librarian (from 1956 to 1984) in Tri-Valley Central School in Grahamsville, will be remembered by many people who visited Middletown Thrall as the friendly and handsome white-haired gentleman who worked the research desk. 'It's doubtful that many knew his name,' said Linda Aumick, chief research librarian, 'but they wouldn't forget his impeccable manners and his pleasant manner in finding material.'
She said he was a little daunted by the computer system. He was a librarian from the old school who knew the Dewey decimal system, used
worldwide for categorizing subjects.
'When we started cataloguing books and materials on the computer, he was a bulldog at finding things on our shelves,' she said. 'But that wasn't his only gift. He loved research and he was great with students.' In Grahamsville, high school librarian Ruth McKeon was a high school student when she met O'Donnell. Later she worked with him. 'He was very, very Irish... a good man,' she said.'I don't know if he had a good life ... his beloved wife was ill for a very long time before she died and he was very devoted. The last time I saw him was at a retirement party four years ago. We often wondered where he was and we felt sad when we read the obituary in the paper. But we knew how he loved books and his Irish heritage. I'm pleased to hear that the Middletown library has received his collection' 'Mike's collection of books of Irish poetry, art, history, literature and works by Irish authors, increases our collection of Irish and Celtic subjects 1,000 percent.' The volunteers who unpacked the collection Wednesday marveled at its depth and quality. 'Look at all these by Joyce,' said Rhoda Pollack cradling a pile in her arm and holding up another for her colleagues to see. 'Look at this,' Susan Pfeffer said. 'It's dated 1867 and is in remarkable condition. Oh my. And this one's written in Gaelic.'
The donor's family asked that his good books be placed on the library's shelves for others to share. The ordinary ones including paperbacks and duplicates, will be sold through the book store. Rare and valued volumes that the library can't use will be sold on the Internet." The Middletown Times Herald Record, September 8, 1998, Page 12. Caption: "Volunteers Susan Pfeffer, left, Marcie Hanners and Rhoda Pollack unpack the Michael O'Donnell book collection at the Middletown-Thrall Library. Photograph by Barbara Bedell/The Record."
Middletown, N.Y.
Michael M. O'Donnell of Middletown, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in St. Theresa's Nursing Home, Middletown. He was 81.
The son of Michael and Anne Scahill O'Donnell, he was born in Portland, Maine.
He was the widower of Anne Morton O'Donnell.
Mr. O'Donnell attended local schools; was a graduate of Cheverus High School; received his BA and MA degrees from Boston University and his MLS degree form [s.i.c.] the State Univeristy of New York at Geneseo.
During WWII, Mr. O'Donnell served with the 76th Infantry Division in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the 76th Infantry Divisiion [s.i.c.]; Andrews American Legion Post; Deering Memorial Post #6859; and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Portland, Maine.
He was a teacher and librarian at the Tri Valley Central School in Grahamsville, and for the last three years, he worked part time as a librarian for the Middletown Thrall Library. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church, Middletown and also enjoyed stamp collecting and Irish culture and history.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas O'Donnell, Esq. of Niagra Falls and Kevin O'Donnell of Westerville, Ohio; three sisters, Catherine Cec (missing) of West Orange, N.J. Winifred McLaughlin of Portland, Maine and Sr. Mary de la Salle, R.S.M., Diocesan Sisters of Mercy, South Portland, Maine; and two grandchildren.
Visitation was previously held at the Conroy-Tully Funeral Home, 172 State St., Portland, Maine.
Funeral Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, Maine."
The Middletown Times Herald Record, September 8, 1998, page 12.
From the scrapbooks of The Middletown THRALL Library historical records, Gov't Documents office.
NOTE: no relation to B.E.F. Stienstra.
--------------------------------------
"Retired librarian leaves collection to Thrall.By Barbara Bedell
Staff Writer.Michael O'Donnell gave more than his retirement hours to the Middletown Thrall Library. When he died Aug. 27, he left a valued collection of more than 200 books about Ireland, from illuminated manuscripts to many volumes by James Joyce. 'This gives Middletown-Thrall the best collection of its kind in the Ramapo Catskill Library System,' library director Kevin Gallagher said. The donation came as a surprise because few at the library knew of O'Donnell's almost obsessive interest in collecting books. O'Donnell, a former teacher and librarian (from 1956 to 1984) in Tri-Valley Central School in Grahamsville, will be remembered by many people who visited Middletown Thrall as the friendly and handsome white-haired gentleman who worked the research desk. 'It's doubtful that many knew his name,' said Linda Aumick, chief research librarian, 'but they wouldn't forget his impeccable manners and his pleasant manner in finding material.'
She said he was a little daunted by the computer system. He was a librarian from the old school who knew the Dewey decimal system, used
worldwide for categorizing subjects.
'When we started cataloguing books and materials on the computer, he was a bulldog at finding things on our shelves,' she said. 'But that wasn't his only gift. He loved research and he was great with students.' In Grahamsville, high school librarian Ruth McKeon was a high school student when she met O'Donnell. Later she worked with him. 'He was very, very Irish... a good man,' she said.'I don't know if he had a good life ... his beloved wife was ill for a very long time before she died and he was very devoted. The last time I saw him was at a retirement party four years ago. We often wondered where he was and we felt sad when we read the obituary in the paper. But we knew how he loved books and his Irish heritage. I'm pleased to hear that the Middletown library has received his collection' 'Mike's collection of books of Irish poetry, art, history, literature and works by Irish authors, increases our collection of Irish and Celtic subjects 1,000 percent.' The volunteers who unpacked the collection Wednesday marveled at its depth and quality. 'Look at all these by Joyce,' said Rhoda Pollack cradling a pile in her arm and holding up another for her colleagues to see. 'Look at this,' Susan Pfeffer said. 'It's dated 1867 and is in remarkable condition. Oh my. And this one's written in Gaelic.'
The donor's family asked that his good books be placed on the library's shelves for others to share. The ordinary ones including paperbacks and duplicates, will be sold through the book store. Rare and valued volumes that the library can't use will be sold on the Internet." The Middletown Times Herald Record, September 8, 1998, Page 12. Caption: "Volunteers Susan Pfeffer, left, Marcie Hanners and Rhoda Pollack unpack the Michael O'Donnell book collection at the Middletown-Thrall Library. Photograph by Barbara Bedell/The Record."
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