Marian Ann Lauer, 19252012 (aged 86 years)

Name
Marian Ann /Lauer/
Given names
Marian Ann
Surname
Lauer
Family with Bernard Jerome Murphy
husband
19281951
Birth: April 11, 1928 38 40 Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: December 12, 1951Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
herself
19252012
Birth: April 17, 1925Farming, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: 2012Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
daughter
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Marian A. Murphy, 87

Minneapolis

April 17, 1925 - Oct. 12, 2012

Marian A. Murphy, age 87, of Mpls, passed away October 12, 2012. Preceded in death by husband Bernard Murphy and son-in-law Robert Spector.

Marian lived life with inspiring energy, grace, and humor. She was known for a twinkle in her eye and a mischievous smile. Marian received a Masters in Psychiatric Nursing degree from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Minnesota. She was a psychiatric nurse and Director of the Outpatient Clinic at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Marian was a teacher of student nurses and was President of the Minnesota Nurses Association. She was a competitive tennis player, representing Minnesota at the U.S. Senior Olympics on three occasions.

Above all else, Marian was a loving mother and grandmother. Survived by daughter Mary Ellen Spector Murphy, grandson Mark Bernard Spector, and grandson Benjamin Murphy Spector.