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Jan 1

Lore Ferro, 94, fashion industry design director

Lore Ferro

Lore Ferro, (Gausmann), who fled World War II Germany and became a New York City fashion industry design director, died Nov. 20. She was 94.

Her family said that at an early age, Ferro experienced the worst of war, fleeing her family home in Dessau, Germany, in 1945 as a teenager. She made her way to fashion school in Paris, France, and emigrated to New York City to find work in the fashion industry. 

Her determination paid off in the form of career successes as design director for the major pattern makers of the day — Simplicity, Butterick, Vogue, McCalls. Her iconic designs reflected the culture and sensibilities of the ‘60s and ‘70s as sewing captured the imagination of that generation.

Along with her husband, woodcut artist Walter Ferro, she made her home in Pound Ridge. Together, they traveled the world in both professional and personal capacities. She, on buying trips to find the latest fashion trends, and he, for inspiration for his work. 

Ferro is survived by stepdaughters Paula Ferro Osenni of Middletown, Elizabeth Devine of West Hartford, Conn., and nephew Marc Gausmann of Germany.

A private service was planned. 

IN BRIEF

David Pogue to talk climate change at Bedford Playhouse

Join David Pogue — CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, seven-time Emmy winner, and author of “How to Prepare for Climate Change” — for a Bedford 2030 Community Climate Conversation at the Bedford Playhouse.

It’s a talk about the bright side of the climate crisis. Pogue will share 10 reasons to feel hopeful — and 10 actions you can take right now to help turn things around in our community. 

The Community Climate Conversation, presented in partnership with Bedford 2030, will be held Thursday, Jan. 23, from 7 to 8:15 p.m., at the Bedford Playhouse, located at 633 Old Post Road, Bedford. For tickets and more information, visit bedfordplayhouse.org/live-events/.


Model train show on display in Bedford Hills through Jan. 28

The Bedford Hills Historical Museum is hosting a “New Model Train Show” on the lower level of the Town of Bedford building located at 321 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills.

The display is open Thursday and Saturday through Jan. 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. 

Visitors can see the HO Gauge model trains run on the track in the village that was built by the late Dr. Robert Bibi of Katonah and donated by his wife, Maria, and reinstalled at the museum. With the guidance of our board member and train aficionado, Rick Carmichael, members of the Olde Newburgh Model Railroad Club installed the HO-gauge set at the museum where it remains on display. 

The museum says the new model train display is great for kids of all ages and adults, and it’s free of charge.


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