Jun 9, 1954 - Sep 20, 2015
Jean M. (Fitzwater) Murray, age 61, went home to the Lord's House and her parent's arms on Sunday, September 20, 2015. She had been a patient at Stein Hospice in Sandusky.
She was born on June 9, 1954 in Medina to Raymond and Irene (Ritch)Fitzwater of Peninsula. Jean and her identical twin sister, Jane, were baptized at the Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Peninsula on July 4, 1954
Her family lived in West Richfield before moving to Newark, Delaware. Her father's promotion brought the family to Willard in 1966. Jean is a 1972 graduate of Willard High School and a 1979 graduate of the Willard Police Academy. She was a police officer with her husband on the Wakeman Police Department and the Greenwich Police Department. She found her passion in photography and journalism as a correspondent for the Willard Times-Junction. Jean was awarded an Osman Hooper Award for news photography in 2013 from the Ohio Newspaper Association. As a civilian photographer for the Ohio Army National Guard, Camp Perry and Fort Ohio, she worked with soldiers. Jean was a member of the M1 for Vets Rifle Team. As a result of her work with the military, she was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal from the U.S. Army which is the highest award a civilian can receive. In 2013, Jean was made an Honorary Firefighter with the Willard Fire Department. She is a member of the American Legion Riders and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Jean is survived by her husband of 40 years, Donald Murray whom she married on St. Valentine's Day in 1975; her sons, Donald Eugene II (Geri) of Columbus and Daniel Ray (Heather) of Willard; her identical twin sister Jane (Ed) Ernsberger of Shelby; brothers Raymond "Dutch" (Lauri) Fitzwater of Willard and Lee (Deborah) Fitzwater of Tallmadge; nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her grandparents Joseph and Marietta (D'Angelo) Ritch and Raymond and Grace (Jansick) Fitzwater.
Friends may call at the Secor Funeral Home in Willard, Ohio on Thursday, September 24, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11:00 at the funeral home with Pastor Thomas Blair officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Willard. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Willard Fire Department. Online condolences can be made at www.secorfuneralhomes.com
Jean M. (Fitzwater) Murray, age 61, went home to the Lord's House and her parent's arms on Sunday, September 20, 2015. She had been a patient at Stein Hospice in Sandusky.
She was born on June 9, 1954 in Medina to Raymond and Irene (Ritch)Fitzwater of Peninsula. Jean and her identical twin sister, Jane, were baptized at the Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Peninsula on July 4, 1954
Her family lived in West Richfield before moving to Newark, Delaware. Her father's promotion brought the family to Willard in 1966. Jean is a 1972 graduate of Willard High School and a 1979 graduate of the Willard Police Academy. She was a police officer with her husband on the Wakeman Police Department and the Greenwich Police Department. She found her passion in photography and journalism as a correspondent for the Willard Times-Junction. Jean was awarded an Osman Hooper Award for news photography in 2013 from the Ohio Newspaper Association. As a civilian photographer for the Ohio Army National Guard, Camp Perry and Fort Ohio, she worked with soldiers. Jean was a member of the M1 for Vets Rifle Team. As a result of her work with the military, she was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal from the U.S. Army which is the highest award a civilian can receive. In 2013, Jean was made an Honorary Firefighter with the Willard Fire Department. She is a member of the American Legion Riders and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Jean is survived by her husband of 40 years, Donald Murray whom she married on St. Valentine's Day in 1975; her sons, Donald Eugene II (Geri) of Columbus and Daniel Ray (Heather) of Willard; her identical twin sister Jane (Ed) Ernsberger of Shelby; brothers Raymond "Dutch" (Lauri) Fitzwater of Willard and Lee (Deborah) Fitzwater of Tallmadge; nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her grandparents Joseph and Marietta (D'Angelo) Ritch and Raymond and Grace (Jansick) Fitzwater.
Friends may call at the Secor Funeral Home in Willard, Ohio on Thursday, September 24, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11:00 at the funeral home with Pastor Thomas Blair officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Willard. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Willard Fire Department. Online condolences can be made at www.secorfuneralhomes.com
Jun 9, 1954 - Sep 20, 2015
Jean M. (Fitzwater) Murray, age 61, went home to the Lord's House and her parent's arms on Sunday, September 20, 2015. She had been a patient at Stein Hospice in Sandusky.
She was born on June 9, 1954 in Medina to Raymond and Irene (Ritch)Fitzwater of Peninsula. Jean and her identical twin sister, Jane, were baptized at the Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Peninsula on July 4, 1954
Her family lived in West Richfield before moving to Newark, Delaware. Her father's promotion brought the family to Willard in 1966. Jean is a 1972 graduate of Willard High School and a 1979 graduate of the Willard Police Academy. She was a police officer with her husband on the Wakeman Police Department and the Greenwich Police Department. She found her passion in photography and journalism as a correspondent for the Willard Times-Junction. Jean was awarded an Osman Hooper Award for news photography in 2013 from the Ohio Newspaper Association. As a civilian photographer for the Ohio Army National Guard, Camp Perry and Fort Ohio, she worked with soldiers. Jean was a member of the M1 for Vets Rifle Team. As a result of her work with the military, she was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal from the U.S. Army which is the highest award a civilian can receive. In 2013, Jean was made an Honorary Firefighter with the Willard Fire Department. She is a member of the American Legion Riders and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Jean is survived by her husband of 40 years, Donald Murray whom she married on St. Valentine's Day in 1975; her sons, Donald Eugene II (Geri) of Columbus and Daniel Ray (Heather) of Willard; her identical twin sister Jane (Ed) Ernsberger of Shelby; brothers Raymond "Dutch" (Lauri) Fitzwater of Willard and Lee (Deborah) Fitzwater of Tallmadge; nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her grandparents Joseph and Marietta (D'Angelo) Ritch and Raymond and Grace (Jansick) Fitzwater.
Friends may call at the Secor Funeral Home in Willard, Ohio on Thursday, September 24, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11:00 at the funeral home with Pastor Thomas Blair officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Willard. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Willard Fire Department. Online condolences can be made at www.secorfuneralhomes.com
Jean M. (Fitzwater) Murray, age 61, went home to the Lord's House and her parent's arms on Sunday, September 20, 2015. She had been a patient at Stein Hospice in Sandusky.
She was born on June 9, 1954 in Medina to Raymond and Irene (Ritch)Fitzwater of Peninsula. Jean and her identical twin sister, Jane, were baptized at the Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Peninsula on July 4, 1954
Her family lived in West Richfield before moving to Newark, Delaware. Her father's promotion brought the family to Willard in 1966. Jean is a 1972 graduate of Willard High School and a 1979 graduate of the Willard Police Academy. She was a police officer with her husband on the Wakeman Police Department and the Greenwich Police Department. She found her passion in photography and journalism as a correspondent for the Willard Times-Junction. Jean was awarded an Osman Hooper Award for news photography in 2013 from the Ohio Newspaper Association. As a civilian photographer for the Ohio Army National Guard, Camp Perry and Fort Ohio, she worked with soldiers. Jean was a member of the M1 for Vets Rifle Team. As a result of her work with the military, she was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal from the U.S. Army which is the highest award a civilian can receive. In 2013, Jean was made an Honorary Firefighter with the Willard Fire Department. She is a member of the American Legion Riders and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Jean is survived by her husband of 40 years, Donald Murray whom she married on St. Valentine's Day in 1975; her sons, Donald Eugene II (Geri) of Columbus and Daniel Ray (Heather) of Willard; her identical twin sister Jane (Ed) Ernsberger of Shelby; brothers Raymond "Dutch" (Lauri) Fitzwater of Willard and Lee (Deborah) Fitzwater of Tallmadge; nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her grandparents Joseph and Marietta (D'Angelo) Ritch and Raymond and Grace (Jansick) Fitzwater.
Friends may call at the Secor Funeral Home in Willard, Ohio on Thursday, September 24, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11:00 at the funeral home with Pastor Thomas Blair officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Willard. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Willard Fire Department. Online condolences can be made at www.secorfuneralhomes.com
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