Catherine F. (French) Murray, 86, of Manchester, died February 18, 2019 at Bedford Falls Assisted Living after a short illness. She was born in Manchester on October 31, 1932 the daughter of John and Josie (Cronin) Thornton and lived in the Queen City for most of her life. She was educated in the local school system and was a graduate of St. Joseph High School.
The consummate homemaker, the care of her family came above all else and she was extremely proud of each and every one of them and their accomplishments. After all nine of her children were attending school, Catherine entered the workforce as a food service worker with Martin Caterer. She was a talented painter of landscapes and still life scenes. She was the past president of the Manchester Mothers of Twins Club and the Manchester Policemen's Wives Association. She was also a member of the former OLPH Church and a current member of St. Pius X Church. She loved getting together with family and friends and will be fondly remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister and friend.
Members of her family include her two sons and her seven daughters. Other family members include her brother and her step-children.
She was predeceased by her first husband Robert French in 1975, and by her second husband Charles Murray, Sr. in 2017, her brothers Jack and Richard Thornton, and step-children Michael Murray and Maureen Moynihan.
Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford.
Published in Union Leader on Feb. 21, 2019
The consummate homemaker, the care of her family came above all else and she was extremely proud of each and every one of them and their accomplishments. After all nine of her children were attending school, Catherine entered the workforce as a food service worker with Martin Caterer. She was a talented painter of landscapes and still life scenes. She was the past president of the Manchester Mothers of Twins Club and the Manchester Policemen's Wives Association. She was also a member of the former OLPH Church and a current member of St. Pius X Church. She loved getting together with family and friends and will be fondly remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister and friend.
Members of her family include her two sons and her seven daughters. Other family members include her brother and her step-children.
She was predeceased by her first husband Robert French in 1975, and by her second husband Charles Murray, Sr. in 2017, her brothers Jack and Richard Thornton, and step-children Michael Murray and Maureen Moynihan.
Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford.
Published in Union Leader on Feb. 21, 2019
Catherine F. (French) Murray, 86, of Manchester, died February 18, 2019 at Bedford Falls Assisted Living after a short illness. She was born in Manchester on October 31, 1932 the daughter of John and Josie (Cronin) Thornton and lived in the Queen City for most of her life. She was educated in the local school system and was a graduate of St. Joseph High School.
The consummate homemaker, the care of her family came above all else and she was extremely proud of each and every one of them and their accomplishments. After all nine of her children were attending school, Catherine entered the workforce as a food service worker with Martin Caterer. She was a talented painter of landscapes and still life scenes. She was the past president of the Manchester Mothers of Twins Club and the Manchester Policemen's Wives Association. She was also a member of the former OLPH Church and a current member of St. Pius X Church. She loved getting together with family and friends and will be fondly remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister and friend.
Members of her family include her two sons and her seven daughters. Other family members include her brother and her step-children.
She was predeceased by her first husband Robert French in 1975, and by her second husband Charles Murray, Sr. in 2017, her brothers Jack and Richard Thornton, and step-children Michael Murray and Maureen Moynihan.
Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford.
Published in Union Leader on Feb. 21, 2019
The consummate homemaker, the care of her family came above all else and she was extremely proud of each and every one of them and their accomplishments. After all nine of her children were attending school, Catherine entered the workforce as a food service worker with Martin Caterer. She was a talented painter of landscapes and still life scenes. She was the past president of the Manchester Mothers of Twins Club and the Manchester Policemen's Wives Association. She was also a member of the former OLPH Church and a current member of St. Pius X Church. She loved getting together with family and friends and will be fondly remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister and friend.
Members of her family include her two sons and her seven daughters. Other family members include her brother and her step-children.
She was predeceased by her first husband Robert French in 1975, and by her second husband Charles Murray, Sr. in 2017, her brothers Jack and Richard Thornton, and step-children Michael Murray and Maureen Moynihan.
Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford.
Published in Union Leader on Feb. 21, 2019
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