Marian A. Murphy
BOLIVAR - Marian A. Murphy, 90, a former resident of 567 S. Main St., passed away Tuesday (Jan. 17, 2017) at Highland Healthcare Center in Wellsville following a brief illness.
Born in Bolivar on May 29, 1926, Marian was the daughter of Harry and Mary Whitzer Bush. She married Robert Murphy on Aug. 21, 1948, in Bolivar. Mr. Murphy preceded her in death on April 15, 2005.
Marian was a member of St. Mary's Church in Bolivar, and a member of the Bolivar Home Bureau. Marian enjoyed crafting, quilting blankets, crocheting and knitting. She also enjoyed making and sending homemade cards to family and friends.
Surviving are five children, Mary (Donald) Smith of Olean, Paul Murphy of Ocean, N.J, Catherine (Brian) Moore of Barry's Bay, Ontario, and Nancy (Alan) Lewis and Jane (Jim) Biddle, both of Wellsville; 12 grandchildren, Matthew Smith, Colleen Bump, Benjamin Smith, Jeremy Greene, Jamie Greene, April Kuhn, Amy Miner, Elizabeth Owen, Nichole Austin, Danielle McGregor, Andrew Biddle and Lauren Biddle; several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jean Bush and Donna Melville, both of Olean; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Andrew Murphy; three brothers, George Bush, William Bush and Harry Bush; and three sisters, Josephine Bush, Virginia Laganegro and Mary Lou Haught.
Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bolivar.
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©Published in The Olean Times Herald on Jan. 19, 2017
Used with permission
BOLIVAR - Marian A. Murphy, 90, a former resident of 567 S. Main St., passed away Tuesday (Jan. 17, 2017) at Highland Healthcare Center in Wellsville following a brief illness.
Born in Bolivar on May 29, 1926, Marian was the daughter of Harry and Mary Whitzer Bush. She married Robert Murphy on Aug. 21, 1948, in Bolivar. Mr. Murphy preceded her in death on April 15, 2005.
Marian was a member of St. Mary's Church in Bolivar, and a member of the Bolivar Home Bureau. Marian enjoyed crafting, quilting blankets, crocheting and knitting. She also enjoyed making and sending homemade cards to family and friends.
Surviving are five children, Mary (Donald) Smith of Olean, Paul Murphy of Ocean, N.J, Catherine (Brian) Moore of Barry's Bay, Ontario, and Nancy (Alan) Lewis and Jane (Jim) Biddle, both of Wellsville; 12 grandchildren, Matthew Smith, Colleen Bump, Benjamin Smith, Jeremy Greene, Jamie Greene, April Kuhn, Amy Miner, Elizabeth Owen, Nichole Austin, Danielle McGregor, Andrew Biddle and Lauren Biddle; several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jean Bush and Donna Melville, both of Olean; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Andrew Murphy; three brothers, George Bush, William Bush and Harry Bush; and three sisters, Josephine Bush, Virginia Laganegro and Mary Lou Haught.
Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bolivar.
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©Published in The Olean Times Herald on Jan. 19, 2017
Used with permission
Marian A. Murphy
BOLIVAR - Marian A. Murphy, 90, a former resident of 567 S. Main St., passed away Tuesday (Jan. 17, 2017) at Highland Healthcare Center in Wellsville following a brief illness.
Born in Bolivar on May 29, 1926, Marian was the daughter of Harry and Mary Whitzer Bush. She married Robert Murphy on Aug. 21, 1948, in Bolivar. Mr. Murphy preceded her in death on April 15, 2005.
Marian was a member of St. Mary's Church in Bolivar, and a member of the Bolivar Home Bureau. Marian enjoyed crafting, quilting blankets, crocheting and knitting. She also enjoyed making and sending homemade cards to family and friends.
Surviving are five children, Mary (Donald) Smith of Olean, Paul Murphy of Ocean, N.J, Catherine (Brian) Moore of Barry's Bay, Ontario, and Nancy (Alan) Lewis and Jane (Jim) Biddle, both of Wellsville; 12 grandchildren, Matthew Smith, Colleen Bump, Benjamin Smith, Jeremy Greene, Jamie Greene, April Kuhn, Amy Miner, Elizabeth Owen, Nichole Austin, Danielle McGregor, Andrew Biddle and Lauren Biddle; several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jean Bush and Donna Melville, both of Olean; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Andrew Murphy; three brothers, George Bush, William Bush and Harry Bush; and three sisters, Josephine Bush, Virginia Laganegro and Mary Lou Haught.
Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bolivar.
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©Published in The Olean Times Herald on Jan. 19, 2017
Used with permission
BOLIVAR - Marian A. Murphy, 90, a former resident of 567 S. Main St., passed away Tuesday (Jan. 17, 2017) at Highland Healthcare Center in Wellsville following a brief illness.
Born in Bolivar on May 29, 1926, Marian was the daughter of Harry and Mary Whitzer Bush. She married Robert Murphy on Aug. 21, 1948, in Bolivar. Mr. Murphy preceded her in death on April 15, 2005.
Marian was a member of St. Mary's Church in Bolivar, and a member of the Bolivar Home Bureau. Marian enjoyed crafting, quilting blankets, crocheting and knitting. She also enjoyed making and sending homemade cards to family and friends.
Surviving are five children, Mary (Donald) Smith of Olean, Paul Murphy of Ocean, N.J, Catherine (Brian) Moore of Barry's Bay, Ontario, and Nancy (Alan) Lewis and Jane (Jim) Biddle, both of Wellsville; 12 grandchildren, Matthew Smith, Colleen Bump, Benjamin Smith, Jeremy Greene, Jamie Greene, April Kuhn, Amy Miner, Elizabeth Owen, Nichole Austin, Danielle McGregor, Andrew Biddle and Lauren Biddle; several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jean Bush and Donna Melville, both of Olean; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Andrew Murphy; three brothers, George Bush, William Bush and Harry Bush; and three sisters, Josephine Bush, Virginia Laganegro and Mary Lou Haught.
Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bolivar.
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©Published in The Olean Times Herald on Jan. 19, 2017
Used with permission
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