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Elaine M. Murray |
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August 24, 1933 ~ January 09, 2015 |
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January 27, 2015 |
Elaine M. Murray, 81, of Bonners Ferry, passed
away peacefully on January 9 at Bonners Ferry
Hospital’s
 Extended
Care facility with family members by her side.
She was born Elaine Bosch on August 24, 1933 in
Mobridge, South Dakota to Peter Bosch and Mary
Vetter Bosch, who were both born in Russia.
Elaine was the youngest of 11 children.
She married Donald C. Murray of Java, South
Dakota on January 2, 1951 in Roscoe, South
Dakota. The two were married 58 years. Elaine
and Don lived most of those years in Dumas,
Texas and Colorado Springs, Colorado where Don
worked as a helicopter mechanic and Elaine
worked in retail. For 20 of those years, Elaine
worked as a shipping and receiving clerk for
Walter Drake in Colorado Springs.
The couple had three children: Bruce, Sherry,
and LaTresa. Elaine moved to Bonners Ferry in
2010 to live with her daughter and son-in-law,
LaTresa and Joseph Pemp.
Elaine was an avid reader and she held a passion
for bird watching. She was known for her bright
smile and sense of humor.
Survivors include one sister, Phill Wesen of
Shoreview, Minnesota; a son, Bruce Murray of
Lost Springs, Wyoming; two daughters, Sherry
Murray of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and
LaTresa Pemp of Bonners Ferry; three
grandchildren, Ammie Murray of Lost Springs,
Wyoming; Colin Pemp of Sandpoint, Idaho; and
Dustin Schaeffer of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
She was pre-deceased by her husband, Donald
Murray, and her grandson, Jonathan Pemp, both in
2009.
Family and friends are invited to sign Elaine’s
book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. |
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