I just found out about this obit for my dad in the the Glens Falls Post Star

A legendary copywriter, creative director, author, songwriter and connoisseur
of the arts from Brooklyn has left a lasting imprint on his adopted
hometown of Glens Falls.

Monte Ghertler died Sept. 7 at the age of 79 at his home in Brooklyn Heights. His obituary, which appeared Sept. 10 in The New York Times,
ended with a line saying that in lieu of flowers, the family requests
donations be made in his memory to Crandall Public Library.

On
the blog, "Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn," his daughter, Louise
Crawford, writes lovingly of her father and especially his love of
literature. In one entry last month, she urged those who knew her
father to contribute to the Glens Falls library.

"The Crandall
is a small, vibrant library that my father loved; he always had loads
of books out from there when he was spending extended periods of time
upstate," she wrote. "I hope you’ll consider sending a donation in the
spirit of Monte Ghertler, a man who devoured books and loved libraries.
He was so pleased to have a decent library near his upstate home. A
great community needs a great library. This is especially true in small
town America, where resources are sometimes limited. In Glens Falls,
they’ve got the Crandall."

— Mark Mahoney