Georgia S. Murray, 96, of Plains Twp., passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 27, 2019, at her home.
Born in Bar Harbor, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Edith Hartwig Smith.
Georgia was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving in the 6th Company, 5th Regiment of the Woman's Army Corps.
Upon her honorable discharge after World War II, Georgia attended Harding College in Arkansas for three years. After college, she re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force for a second tour of duty.
While in the Air Force, Georgia met her future husband, Joseph L. Murray, a World War II combat veteran. Following her discharge from the Air Force, she was employed in the garment industry and became an amateur genealogist, which became her passion in life.
She was a member of Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Plains Twp., The Daughters of the American Revolution, Wyoming Valley Chapter, Connecticut Society of Genealogists Inc., Maine Genealogical Society, past member of Northeast PA Genealogical Society, Non Commissioned Officers Association, and was an avid gardener and quilter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Murray, in 1964; son, Michael L. Murray, on Dec. 17, 2018; brothers, Wilbur, Robert, Harold and Richard Smith; and sister, Jean Stahl.
Surviving are her daughter, Kathleen Savitsky and her husband, Robert, with whom she resided; granddaughter, Rose Rava and her husband, Gerald, Duryea; grandson, Joseph Savitsky and his wife, Andrea, Plains Twp.; great-grandchildren, Gerald Rava, Dominique Gurns and Jillian Savitsky; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Georgia and her son, Michael, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Ss. Peter & Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp., with the Rev. John C. Lambert, pastor, officiating.
Interment will be held in St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Archbald, at a later date.
Family and friends may call from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Thursday in the church.
Arrangements are by Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Twp.
Memorial donations may be made to Ss. Peter & Paul Church Food Pantry, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp., PA 18705.
For information, or to leave Georgia's family a message of condolence, please visit www.corcoranfuneralhome.com.
Born in Bar Harbor, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Edith Hartwig Smith.
Georgia was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving in the 6th Company, 5th Regiment of the Woman's Army Corps.
Upon her honorable discharge after World War II, Georgia attended Harding College in Arkansas for three years. After college, she re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force for a second tour of duty.
While in the Air Force, Georgia met her future husband, Joseph L. Murray, a World War II combat veteran. Following her discharge from the Air Force, she was employed in the garment industry and became an amateur genealogist, which became her passion in life.
She was a member of Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Plains Twp., The Daughters of the American Revolution, Wyoming Valley Chapter, Connecticut Society of Genealogists Inc., Maine Genealogical Society, past member of Northeast PA Genealogical Society, Non Commissioned Officers Association, and was an avid gardener and quilter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Murray, in 1964; son, Michael L. Murray, on Dec. 17, 2018; brothers, Wilbur, Robert, Harold and Richard Smith; and sister, Jean Stahl.
Surviving are her daughter, Kathleen Savitsky and her husband, Robert, with whom she resided; granddaughter, Rose Rava and her husband, Gerald, Duryea; grandson, Joseph Savitsky and his wife, Andrea, Plains Twp.; great-grandchildren, Gerald Rava, Dominique Gurns and Jillian Savitsky; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Georgia and her son, Michael, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Ss. Peter & Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp., with the Rev. John C. Lambert, pastor, officiating.
Interment will be held in St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Archbald, at a later date.
Family and friends may call from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Thursday in the church.
Arrangements are by Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Twp.
Memorial donations may be made to Ss. Peter & Paul Church Food Pantry, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp., PA 18705.
For information, or to leave Georgia's family a message of condolence, please visit www.corcoranfuneralhome.com.
Georgia S. Murray, 96, of Plains Twp., passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 27, 2019, at her home.
Born in Bar Harbor, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Edith Hartwig Smith.
Georgia was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving in the 6th Company, 5th Regiment of the Woman's Army Corps.
Upon her honorable discharge after World War II, Georgia attended Harding College in Arkansas for three years. After college, she re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force for a second tour of duty.
While in the Air Force, Georgia met her future husband, Joseph L. Murray, a World War II combat veteran. Following her discharge from the Air Force, she was employed in the garment industry and became an amateur genealogist, which became her passion in life.
She was a member of Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Plains Twp., The Daughters of the American Revolution, Wyoming Valley Chapter, Connecticut Society of Genealogists Inc., Maine Genealogical Society, past member of Northeast PA Genealogical Society, Non Commissioned Officers Association, and was an avid gardener and quilter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Murray, in 1964; son, Michael L. Murray, on Dec. 17, 2018; brothers, Wilbur, Robert, Harold and Richard Smith; and sister, Jean Stahl.
Surviving are her daughter, Kathleen Savitsky and her husband, Robert, with whom she resided; granddaughter, Rose Rava and her husband, Gerald, Duryea; grandson, Joseph Savitsky and his wife, Andrea, Plains Twp.; great-grandchildren, Gerald Rava, Dominique Gurns and Jillian Savitsky; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Georgia and her son, Michael, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Ss. Peter & Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp., with the Rev. John C. Lambert, pastor, officiating.
Interment will be held in St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Archbald, at a later date.
Family and friends may call from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Thursday in the church.
Arrangements are by Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Twp.
Memorial donations may be made to Ss. Peter & Paul Church Food Pantry, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp., PA 18705.
For information, or to leave Georgia's family a message of condolence, please visit www.corcoranfuneralhome.com.
Born in Bar Harbor, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Edith Hartwig Smith.
Georgia was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving in the 6th Company, 5th Regiment of the Woman's Army Corps.
Upon her honorable discharge after World War II, Georgia attended Harding College in Arkansas for three years. After college, she re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force for a second tour of duty.
While in the Air Force, Georgia met her future husband, Joseph L. Murray, a World War II combat veteran. Following her discharge from the Air Force, she was employed in the garment industry and became an amateur genealogist, which became her passion in life.
She was a member of Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Plains Twp., The Daughters of the American Revolution, Wyoming Valley Chapter, Connecticut Society of Genealogists Inc., Maine Genealogical Society, past member of Northeast PA Genealogical Society, Non Commissioned Officers Association, and was an avid gardener and quilter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Murray, in 1964; son, Michael L. Murray, on Dec. 17, 2018; brothers, Wilbur, Robert, Harold and Richard Smith; and sister, Jean Stahl.
Surviving are her daughter, Kathleen Savitsky and her husband, Robert, with whom she resided; granddaughter, Rose Rava and her husband, Gerald, Duryea; grandson, Joseph Savitsky and his wife, Andrea, Plains Twp.; great-grandchildren, Gerald Rava, Dominique Gurns and Jillian Savitsky; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Georgia and her son, Michael, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Ss. Peter & Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp., with the Rev. John C. Lambert, pastor, officiating.
Interment will be held in St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Archbald, at a later date.
Family and friends may call from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Thursday in the church.
Arrangements are by Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Twp.
Memorial donations may be made to Ss. Peter & Paul Church Food Pantry, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp., PA 18705.
For information, or to leave Georgia's family a message of condolence, please visit www.corcoranfuneralhome.com.
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