Obituary of Mary Jane Whitstock

Mary Jane Whitstock, 87, of Cortland, NY, formerly of Morristown, NJ, passed away on July 14, 2020. Born in 1932 in Cambridge MA, she is predeceased by her parents, Dr. William A. Noonan and Mary E. (Bonner) Noonan of Cambridge, MA, her brother, William Peter Noonan of Los Angeles, CA, and her husband, Robert H. Whitstock of New York, NY. Mary Jane graduated from Radcliffe College in 1954. That same year, she married Robert H. Whitstock. Soon after, he was employed by The Seeing Eye, Inc. in Morristown NJ where they raised their five children. Mary Jane also worked as a legal secretary. Both retired In 1992 and moved to Cortland NY to be closer to their beloved cottage on Lake Cayuga. Survivors include her brother, David J. Noonan of Westport CT; daughters, Holly W. (David) Seeger of Palisades, NY, Ivy (Dr. Blackshear M. III) Bryan of Billings, MT, and Laurel Carfaro of Auburn, NY; sons, Robert D. Whitstock of Palisades NY and Paul (Lori) Whitstock of Bethesda, MD; grandsons, Max (Megan), Sam and Ben Seeger, Matthew and Daniel Whitstock, and Blackshear M. Bryan IV; granddaughters, Margaret Rose Carfaro and Lily Jeanette Seeger; and two great-grandsons, Henry and Otto Seeger. A private Memorial Service will be held at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Lansing NY in late August.