QUEENSBURY – Maureen (Corcoran) Murray of Queensbury, formerly of Hudson Falls and South Glens Falls, went to the arms of the Lord, following a brief illness at Glens Falls Hospital, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
Born on August 21, 1945, in Glens Falls, Maureen was the daughter of the late William P. Corcoran Sr. and Alice (Penor) Corcoran.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter Karen Murray Martin, her husband, Josh and four beautiful grandchildren, Connor, Neve, Quinn, and Finola, all of Edmond, Oklahoma. She was the best mother, “Mima,” “Mo,” and will be greatly missed.
In addition, her loss will be deeply felt by her siblings and their families; brother, Patrick (Sharon) Corcoran of Glen Burnie, Maryland, and his sons, Timothy (Kathy) Corcoran of Pasadena, Maryland, David (Tanya) Corcoran of Churchville, Maryland; sister, Colleen Corcoran of South Glens Falls and Ann Marie (Melissa) Corcoran of Glens Falls; sister-in-law, Kathleen Corcoran of Rochester, and her two children, Sean (Paige) Corcoran, and Kerri (Jeremy) Klein; sister-in-law, Penny Wise of Erie, Pennsylvania; and her three children, Ryan (Kristen) Wise of South Glens Falls, Samantha (Mike) Baker of South Glens Falls, and Christopher of New York City; sister-in-law, Lisa (Bill) Goldsmith of Dyer, Indiana, and her three children, Michael (Beatrice) Goldsmith of Machesney Park, IL, Morgan Goldsmith of Chicago, IL and Nicholas Goldsmith of Dyer, Indiana; nephew, Jimmy (Kathy) Oliver of Virginia; Scott (Lori) Oliver of Glens Falls and LeeAnn Stone of South Glens Falls; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Aside from parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 50 years Robert J Murray Jr in August 2018, her daughter, Kellie Ann in January of 1978; her brother, William P. Corcoran Jr. and sister-in-law, Jaqueline (Murray) Oliver, grandparents, Walter and Pauline Penor.
Maureen graduated from St. Mary’s Academy, Glens Falls in 1963. She attended Adirondack Community College. She worked at the Adirondack Credit Service, Inc. from 1964-67. She then worked as a Senior Patient Billing Representative at the Glens Falls Hospital Patient Billing Department for 29 years until retirement in 2005.
Everyone who met Maureen soon learned that she adored her family above all. Maureen enjoyed all sports, especially golf with her dearest friend, Eliza LaPoint. Her love of outdoors, camping with her family and kayaking with her sisters. She adored her YMCA swim class for over ten years with her friends. She loved following her favorite sports teams, Duke Men’s basketball, UCONN Women’s basketball and Notre Dame football. Maureen loved traveling to visit her grandchildren, who were the love of her life. Maureen was a courageous woman, devoted wife, a beloved mother, grandmother and a genuine friend to many.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Dr. Cindy Conlon for always being there for support.
The CR Wood Oncology team; Dr. A Gillani, Elizabeth Reinhardt, PA, and the entire staff on Tower 2, especially Jean VanAuken, PA, who cared for her for many years.
Friends may call on Sunday, March 10, 2019 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, at St. Michael the Archangel Church on Saratoga Ave. in South Glens Falls, with Father Tony Childs, officiating.
The Rite of Committal will take place in the spring at St. Paul’s Cemetery in the town of Kingsbury.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be sent to the American Heart Association at 4 Atrium Drive #100, Albany, NY 12206; or the CR Wood Cancer Treatment Center at 102 Park St. Glens Falls, NY 12801.
My sincere sympathies to all. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult time.
Sincerely Sally Gross Gordon 💕🙏🏻
I was so very sad to hear of the passing of my former classmate and friend, Maureen. She was always such a sweet and loving person. She was kind and just wonderful to be around. She will definitely be missed by so very many! Many of our classmates have sent their condolences when I sent out her obituary. Our prayers are with her and with her entire family at this sad time.
Dear Karen, I was in Boston on Sunday so I couldn’t attend Your Mom’s wake. Your mom and dad were such a wonderful couple and it seems fitting that God wanted them together though I’m sure you and your grandchildren are hurting so missing them both. Gayle and I were about five years older than your dad and I remember when we visited him when he contracted polio. Summers we and he and your Aunt Jackie would play together down on Lower Allen Street when we were in elementary grades. Then when you were he star of our volleyball team and our Beth got to play with you guys we had special memories of our overnight travel games.with the Catalfamos and coach Shaffer. The picture of your mom was beautiful, even happy, a fitting lasting image of how she lived her life.