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Kathryn May Murray

Willoughby, OH

June 12, 1923 - February 24, 2016

Kathryn May Murray Obituary

Kathryn Wege Murray, 92, longtime resident of Willoughby, died on February 24 at Fairmount Health Center in Breckenridge Village, Willoughby, Ohio.

Born June 12, 1923 in Ingram PA., she moved to Washington PA at an early age, residing there until 1947. Mrs. Murray held a degree from Washington (PA) Seminary Junior College and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA., where she was active in the Kappa Delta sorority, serving as its president her senior year. Mrs. Murray taught business courses at Trinity High School in Washington PA in 1946. She sang in the Church of the Covenant choir in Washington. Shortly after her marriage to John G Murray, they moved to the Cleveland, Ohio area in 1947.

She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Willoughby, and Willoughby Women’s Club. Her husband preceded her in death in 2009. She is survived by daughters Melynie (George) Kohn of Willoughby; Cheryl (Mark) Patterson of Walnut Creek, CA.; and son Charles (Leslie) of Moraga, CA; plus grandchildren Heather Kohn, Chris Patterson, Charlie Patterson and Lisa Murray. Two brothers and a sister also preceded her in death.

Kathryn will be remembered by her daughters as having a great influence on their career choices. Cheryl is a registered dietician in California and Melynie has taught music and worked as a school counselor in Lake County.

Burial will be in the Washington, Pa. cemetery. The family suggests contributions in lieu of flowers to the First Presbyterian Church of Willoughby or the Alzheimer’s Association. Arrangements entrusted to the Davis-Babcock Funeral Home in Willoughby. www.davis-babcock.com

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