Robert Amos Murtha

1915 - 1962  (46 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Robert Amos Murtha  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	16 Jun 1915	Utica, Oneida, New York, United States   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Feb 1962	Pulaski, Oswego, New York, United States   [1, 3]
  Age	46 years
  Buried	Pulaski, New York, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I21263	Tree2020
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Amos John Murtha,   b. 3 Aug 1889, Utica, Oneida, New York, United States ,   d. 19 Oct 1936  (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Loretta Rose Shanley,   b. 4 May 1890, Rome, Oneida, New York, United States ,   d. 30 Apr 1970, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	May 1912	Rome, Oneida, New York, United States   [1]
  Family ID	F7539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Eleanor King 2x ,   b. 12 Jan 1917, Norfolk, St Lawrence, New York ,   d. 23 Aug 1998, Pulaski, Oswego, New York  (Age 81 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1942	Potsdam, New York   [2]
  Children	1. Mary Ellen Murtha 3x ,   b. 2 Nov 1951, Oswego, Oswego County, New York ,   d. 12 Jun 2015  (Age 63 years)  [natural] 2. Brian John Murtha 3. Robert Amos Murtha, Jr.,   b. 15 Apr 1943, Pulaski, Oswego, New York ,   d. 27 Aug 2017  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F7538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Newspaper Obituary - February 8, 1962 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Robert Murtha Dies Suddenly - Robert A. Murtha, 46, of Park St., died suddenly last Thursday morning while at his work at the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. Funeral services were held Saturday at 11 a. m: at St. John the Evangelist Church with the Rev. Thomas J. Murphy the celebrant of Solemn High Mass of Requiem. He was assisted by the Rev. Richard Morrisette. Burial will be in Pulaski Cemetery in the spring. Bearers were Charles Farmer, Scott Hayward, Wilfred Wood, Norman Valley, William Wheeler, Harry Butler, Donald Edick and Edwin Warner. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eleanor King Murtha; two sons, Robert and Brian, and a daughter, Mary Ellen, all at home; his mother, Mrs. Loretta Murtha; one brother, Francis Murtha of W. Hartford, Conn.; five sisters, Mrs. John (Rosemary) Donovan of Oswego, Mrs. James (Helen) Fitzgibbons of Latham, Mrs. Merritt (Anne) Switzer of Pulaski, Mrs. John (Agnes) King of Potsdam and Mrs. John (Roberta) Anderson of Mexico and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Murtha was born at Utica on June 16, 1915 the son of the late Amos and Loretta Shanley Murtha. He was married to Miss Eleanor King at Postdam on July 18, 1942 and had been a resident of Pulaski the past 30 years. A veteran of World War II he was a communicant of St. John's Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society, a member of the Pulaski Service Club, the P'ulaiki Rodrand Gun Club, the Sea Scout Committee and was a 25year club member of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. He was a planner with the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. Record for Amos John Murtha [S570] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. Record for Mary Eleanor King [S570] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. Record for Robert Amos Murtha