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| My aunt's ex-husband, Philip Colgan, painted this portrait of Grandpa many years ago. |
I will always remember him as one of the most honest and respectful men I've ever met. The son of farmers, and a lifelong dairy farmer, he has always been one helluvea workin' man. He not only juggled the farm, but for many years he held down a full-time and part-time job on top of a wife and nine kids. He always made time for his family though, and I'll always remember how happy he'd be when the whole family got together for the holidays. He had a way about talkin' to ya that made you feel like special. I took him up to huntin' camp a few times, and I'd always enjoy listenin' to the old stories as we headed up the road. He was incredibly hard of hearin', which is a shame, because it made it extremely difficult to hold a good conversation with him. We could usually get our point across after awhile though, and then he would offer his sage advice (usually spot-on, of course).
I'll stop there while I'm ahead. Suffice it to say, we'll sure miss havin' that ol' codger around.
It's been a tough year for all the Pappys that I know. Both of my grandfathers, my girl's grandfather, two close friend's grandfathers, and a family friend who was like an adopted grandfather to me have all passed in 2013.
As with Grandpa Reinhart back in May, I'm postin' the obit here for my future reference.
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Thomas R. Murren
Obituary
HANOVER
Thomas R. Murren, 85, died Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Hanover Hall
Nursing Center. He was the husband of Marion A. (Sprenkle) Murren, to
whom he was married 61 years. Born September 9, 1928, in Mount Pleasant
Township, Adams County, he was the son of the late Caroline (Murren)
Frederick. He was a lifelong member of Annunciation BVM Catholic Church
in McSherrystown and served as a lector there for many years. He was a
1946 graduate of Delone Catholic High School. He was a lifetime member
of the Knights of Columbus Council 2551 in McSherrystown, the Holy Name
Society, the Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg, a lifetime member of the
former Centennial Fire Co., and a member of Southeastern Adams Volunteer
Emergency Services. For many years, Tom was widely known as a
left-handed pitching phenomenon for the Brushtown Bulldogs. Tom was a
lifelong farmer on the family farm outside Brushtown, and moved his
young family there to live upon the retirement of his grandmother, Rose
Murren, in 1957. For 65 years, Tom served as a 4-H leader in Adams
County, educating and inspiring future farmers of several generations.
He was retired from the Hanover Bethlehem Steel and from Amerada Hess.
Tom had many accomplishments in his life, but his greatest talent and
the one that will be his legacy was that he treated every person he ever
met with great kindness and respect. In addition to his wife, he is
survived by seven children, Anthony J. Murren and wife, Joyce of
McSherrystown, Angela R. Murren of Hanover, Wanda M. Murren and husband,
Darrell F. Crabbs, Sr. of Spring Grove, Terrence P. Murren and wife,
Patricia of New Oxford, Ann R. Murren and companion, Steven Carroll of
Kenneth City, Fla., Barbara J. Garman and husband, Thomas of Carlisle,
and Peggy C. Clowney and husband, John of Gettysburg; 17 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Edward Frederick of Rising Sun,
Md., and James Baughman of Mechanicsburg; four sisters, Ruth Kirkum of
La Plata, Md.m Mary Burke of Altoona, Jane Hopkins of Bellefonte, and
Alice Sunseri of Tyrone. He was predeceased by two daughters, Kathryn M.
Hippensteel and Susan E. Roth; two grandchildren, K. Benjamin Smith and
April E. Clowney; and one brother, Richard Frederick. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Annunciation
Church, McSherrystown. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Tom
will be carried to the church and cemetery aboard his beloved
McSherrystown 1956 Seagrave fire engine. Relatives and friends will be
received at Murphy Funeral Home, 501 Ridge Ave., McSherrystown, Tuesday
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 8 p.m. Memorial
contributions may be made to Annunciation Church, 26 N. Third St.,
McSherrystown, PA 17344; or to Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency
Services, 5865 Hanover Road, Hanover, PA 17331. Condolences may be
shared at www.murphyfuneralhomeinc.com
Published in Evening Sun on Dec. 8, 2013
HANOVER Thomas R. Murren, 85, died
Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. He was the husband
of Marion A. (Sprenkle) Murren, to whom he was married 61 years. Born September
9, 1928, in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, he was the son of the late
Caroline (Murren) Frederick. He was a lifelong member of Annunciation BVM
Catholic Church in McSherrystown and served as a lector there for many years.
He was a 1946 graduate of Delone Catholic High School. He was a lifetime member
of the Knights of Columbus Council 2551 in McSherrystown, the Holy Name
Society, the Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg, a lifetime member of the former
Centennial Fire Co., and a member of Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency
Services. For many years, Tom was widely known as a left-handed pitching
phenomenon for the Brushtown Bulldogs. Tom was a lifelong farmer on the family
farm outside Brushtown, and moved his young family there to live upon the
retirement of his grandmother, Rose Murren, in 1957. For 65 years, Tom served
as a 4-H leader in Adams County, educating and inspiring future farmers of
several generations. He was retired from the Hanover Bethlehem Steel and from
Amerada Hess. Tom had many accomplishments in his life, but his greatest talent
and the one that will be his legacy was that he treated every person he ever
met with great kindness and respect. In addition to his wife, he is survived by
seven children, Anthony J. Murren and wife, Joyce of McSherrystown, Angela R.
Murren of Hanover, Wanda M. Murren and husband, Darrell F. Crabbs, Sr. of
Spring Grove, Terrence P. Murren and wife, Patricia of New Oxford, Ann R.
Murren and companion, Steven Carroll of Kenneth City, Fla., Barbara J. Garman
and husband, Thomas of Carlisle, and Peggy C. Clowney and husband, John of
Gettysburg; 17 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Edward
Frederick of Rising Sun, Md., and James Baughman of Mechanicsburg; four
sisters, Ruth Kirkum of La Plata, Md.m Mary Burke of Altoona, Jane Hopkins of
Bellefonte, and Alice Sunseri of Tyrone. He was predeceased by two daughters,
Kathryn M. Hippensteel and Susan E. Roth; two grandchildren, K. Benjamin Smith
and April E. Clowney; and one brother, Richard Frederick. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Annunciation Church, McSherrystown.
Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Tom will be carried to the church
and cemetery aboard his beloved McSherrystown 1956 Seagrave fire engine.
Relatives and friends will be received at Murphy Funeral Home, 501 Ridge Ave.,
McSherrystown, Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 8
p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Annunciation Church, 26 N. Third
St., McSherrystown, PA 17344; or to Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency
Services, 5865 Hanover Road, Hanover, PA 17331. Condolences may be shared at
www.murphyfuneralhomeinc.com.
HANOVER
Thomas R. Murren, 85, died Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Hanover Hall
Nursing Center. He was the husband of Marion A. (Sprenkle) Murren, to
whom he was married 61 years. Born September 9, 1928, in Mount Pleasant
Township, Adams County, he was the son of the late Caroline (Murren)
Frederick. He was a lifelong member of Annunciation BVM Catholic Church
in McSherrystown and served as a lector there for many years. He was a
1946 graduate of Delone Catholic High School. He was a lifetime member
of the Knights of Columbus Council 2551 in McSherrystown, the Holy Name
Society, the Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg, a lifetime member of the
former Centennial Fire Co., and a member of Southeastern Adams Volunteer
Emergency Services. For many years, Tom was widely known as a
left-handed pitching phenomenon for the Brushtown Bulldogs. Tom was a
lifelong farmer on the family farm outside Brushtown, and moved his
young family there to live upon the retirement of his grandmother, Rose
Murren, in 1957. For 65 years, Tom served as a 4-H leader in Adams
County, educating and inspiring future farmers of several generations.
He was retired from the Hanover Bethlehem Steel and from Amerada Hess.
Tom had many accomplishments in his life, but his greatest talent and
the one that will be his legacy was that he treated every person he ever
met with great kindness and respect. In addition to his wife, he is
survived by seven children, Anthony J. Murren and wife, Joyce of
McSherrystown, Angela R. Murren of Hanover, Wanda M. Murren and husband,
Darrell F. Crabbs, Sr. of Spring Grove, Terrence P. Murren and wife,
Patricia of New Oxford, Ann R. Murren and companion, Steven Carroll of
Kenneth City, Fla., Barbara J. Garman and husband, Thomas of Carlisle,
and Peggy C. Clowney and husband, John of Gettysburg; 17 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Edward Frederick of Rising Sun,
Md., and James Baughman of Mechanicsburg; four sisters, Ruth Kirkum of
La Plata, Md.m Mary Burke of Altoona, Jane Hopkins of Bellefonte, and
Alice Sunseri of Tyrone. He was predeceased by two daughters, Kathryn M.
Hippensteel and Susan E. Roth; two grandchildren, K. Benjamin Smith and
April E. Clowney; and one brother, Richard Frederick. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Annunciation
Church, McSherrystown. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Tom
will be carried to the church and cemetery aboard his beloved
McSherrystown 1956 Seagrave fire engine. Relatives and friends will be
received at Murphy Funeral Home, 501 Ridge Ave., McSherrystown, Tuesday
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 8 p.m. Memorial
contributions may be made to Annunciation Church, 26 N. Third St.,
McSherrystown, PA 17344; or to Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency
Services, 5865 Hanover Road, Hanover, PA 17331. Condolences may be
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Thomas R. Murren
Obituary
HANOVER
Thomas R. Murren, 85, died Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Hanover Hall
Nursing Center. He was the husband of Marion A. (Sprenkle) Murren, to
whom he was married 61 years. Born September 9, 1928, in Mount Pleasant
Township, Adams County, he was the son of the late Caroline (Murren)
Frederick. He was a lifelong member of Annunciation BVM Catholic Church
in McSherrystown and served as a lector there for many years. He was a
1946 graduate of Delone Catholic High School. He was a lifetime member
of the Knights of Columbus Council 2551 in McSherrystown, the Holy Name
Society, the Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg, a lifetime member of the
former Centennial Fire Co., and a member of Southeastern Adams Volunteer
Emergency Services. For many years, Tom was widely known as a
left-handed pitching phenomenon for the Brushtown Bulldogs. Tom was a
lifelong farmer on the family farm outside Brushtown, and moved his
young family there to live upon the retirement of his grandmother, Rose
Murren, in 1957. For 65 years, Tom served as a 4-H leader in Adams
County, educating and inspiring future farmers of several generations.
He was retired from the Hanover Bethlehem Steel and from Amerada Hess.
Tom had many accomplishments in his life, but his greatest talent and
the one that will be his legacy was that he treated every person he ever
met with great kindness and respect. In addition to his wife, he is
survived by seven children, Anthony J. Murren and wife, Joyce of
McSherrystown, Angela R. Murren of Hanover, Wanda M. Murren and husband,
Darrell F. Crabbs, Sr. of Spring Grove, Terrence P. Murren and wife,
Patricia of New Oxford, Ann R. Murren and companion, Steven Carroll of
Kenneth City, Fla., Barbara J. Garman and husband, Thomas of Carlisle,
and Peggy C. Clowney and husband, John of Gettysburg; 17 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Edward Frederick of Rising Sun,
Md., and James Baughman of Mechanicsburg; four sisters, Ruth Kirkum of
La Plata, Md.m Mary Burke of Altoona, Jane Hopkins of Bellefonte, and
Alice Sunseri of Tyrone. He was predeceased by two daughters, Kathryn M.
Hippensteel and Susan E. Roth; two grandchildren, K. Benjamin Smith and
April E. Clowney; and one brother, Richard Frederick. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Annunciation
Church, McSherrystown. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Tom
will be carried to the church and cemetery aboard his beloved
McSherrystown 1956 Seagrave fire engine. Relatives and friends will be
received at Murphy Funeral Home, 501 Ridge Ave., McSherrystown, Tuesday
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 8 p.m. Memorial
contributions may be made to Annunciation Church, 26 N. Third St.,
McSherrystown, PA 17344; or to Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency
Services, 5865 Hanover Road, Hanover, PA 17331. Condolences may be
shared at www.murphyfuneralhomeinc.com
Published in Evening Sun on Dec. 8, 2013
Thomas R. Murren
Obituary
HANOVER
Thomas R. Murren, 85, died Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Hanover Hall
Nursing Center. He was the husband of Marion A. (Sprenkle) Murren, to
whom he was married 61 years. Born September 9, 1928, in Mount Pleasant
Township, Adams County, he was the son of the late Caroline (Murren)
Frederick. He was a lifelong member of Annunciation BVM Catholic Church
in McSherrystown and served as a lector there for many years. He was a
1946 graduate of Delone Catholic High School. He was a lifetime member
of the Knights of Columbus Council 2551 in McSherrystown, the Holy Name
Society, the Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg, a lifetime member of the
former Centennial Fire Co., and a member of Southeastern Adams Volunteer
Emergency Services. For many years, Tom was widely known as a
left-handed pitching phenomenon for the Brushtown Bulldogs. Tom was a
lifelong farmer on the family farm outside Brushtown, and moved his
young family there to live upon the retirement of his grandmother, Rose
Murren, in 1957. For 65 years, Tom served as a 4-H leader in Adams
County, educating and inspiring future farmers of several generations.
He was retired from the Hanover Bethlehem Steel and from Amerada Hess.
Tom had many accomplishments in his life, but his greatest talent and
the one that will be his legacy was that he treated every person he ever
met with great kindness and respect. In addition to his wife, he is
survived by seven children, Anthony J. Murren and wife, Joyce of
McSherrystown, Angela R. Murren of Hanover, Wanda M. Murren and husband,
Darrell F. Crabbs, Sr. of Spring Grove, Terrence P. Murren and wife,
Patricia of New Oxford, Ann R. Murren and companion, Steven Carroll of
Kenneth City, Fla., Barbara J. Garman and husband, Thomas of Carlisle,
and Peggy C. Clowney and husband, John of Gettysburg; 17 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Edward Frederick of Rising Sun,
Md., and James Baughman of Mechanicsburg; four sisters, Ruth Kirkum of
La Plata, Md.m Mary Burke of Altoona, Jane Hopkins of Bellefonte, and
Alice Sunseri of Tyrone. He was predeceased by two daughters, Kathryn M.
Hippensteel and Susan E. Roth; two grandchildren, K. Benjamin Smith and
April E. Clowney; and one brother, Richard Frederick. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Annunciation
Church, McSherrystown. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Tom
will be carried to the church and cemetery aboard his beloved
McSherrystown 1956 Seagrave fire engine. Relatives and friends will be
received at Murphy Funeral Home, 501 Ridge Ave., McSherrystown, Tuesday
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 8 p.m. Memorial
contributions may be made to Annunciation Church, 26 N. Third St.,
McSherrystown, PA 17344; or to Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency
Services, 5865 Hanover Road, Hanover, PA 17331. Condolences may be
shared at www.murphyfuneralhomeinc.com
Published in Evening Sun on Dec. 8, 2013
Thomas R. Murren
Obituary
HANOVER
Thomas R. Murren, 85, died Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Hanover Hall
Nursing Center. He was the husband of Marion A. (Sprenkle) Murren, to
whom he was married 61 years. Born September 9, 1928, in Mount Pleasant
Township, Adams County, he was the son of the late Caroline (Murren)
Frederick. He was a lifelong member of Annunciation BVM Catholic Church
in McSherrystown and served as a lector there for many years. He was a
1946 graduate of Delone Catholic High School. He was a lifetime member
of the Knights of Columbus Council 2551 in McSherrystown, the Holy Name
Society, the Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg, a lifetime member of the
former Centennial Fire Co., and a member of Southeastern Adams Volunteer
Emergency Services. For many years, Tom was widely known as a
left-handed pitching phenomenon for the Brushtown Bulldogs. Tom was a
lifelong farmer on the family farm outside Brushtown, and moved his
young family there to live upon the retirement of his grandmother, Rose
Murren, in 1957. For 65 years, Tom served as a 4-H leader in Adams
County, educating and inspiring future farmers of several generations.
He was retired from the Hanover Bethlehem Steel and from Amerada Hess.
Tom had many accomplishments in his life, but his greatest talent and
the one that will be his legacy was that he treated every person he ever
met with great kindness and respect. In addition to his wife, he is
survived by seven children, Anthony J. Murren and wife, Joyce of
McSherrystown, Angela R. Murren of Hanover, Wanda M. Murren and husband,
Darrell F. Crabbs, Sr. of Spring Grove, Terrence P. Murren and wife,
Patricia of New Oxford, Ann R. Murren and companion, Steven Carroll of
Kenneth City, Fla., Barbara J. Garman and husband, Thomas of Carlisle,
and Peggy C. Clowney and husband, John of Gettysburg; 17 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Edward Frederick of Rising Sun,
Md., and James Baughman of Mechanicsburg; four sisters, Ruth Kirkum of
La Plata, Md.m Mary Burke of Altoona, Jane Hopkins of Bellefonte, and
Alice Sunseri of Tyrone. He was predeceased by two daughters, Kathryn M.
Hippensteel and Susan E. Roth; two grandchildren, K. Benjamin Smith and
April E. Clowney; and one brother, Richard Frederick. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Annunciation
Church, McSherrystown. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Tom
will be carried to the church and cemetery aboard his beloved
McSherrystown 1956 Seagrave fire engine. Relatives and friends will be
received at Murphy Funeral Home, 501 Ridge Ave., McSherrystown, Tuesday
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 8 p.m. Memorial
contributions may be made to Annunciation Church, 26 N. Third St.,
McSherrystown, PA 17344; or to Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency
Services, 5865 Hanover Road, Hanover, PA 17331. Condolences may be
shared at www.murphyfuneralhomeinc.com
Published in Evening Sun on Dec. 8, 2013
I was just telling my wife how the 8th was my mother's fathers 124th birthday. He was a smart old farmer when I knew him. All the old guys died for me years ago, they are missed. Kind of a tribal thing, we need our wise old guys and they are hard to find. You are lucky to have had access to him as many didn't make it to his age.
ReplyDeleteGlad he's finally at peace. Sorry for your loss.
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