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MURRAY BARBARA JANE
BARBARA JANE
MURRAY
(nee BENTEL)
Barbara Jane Mur-ray (nee Bentel), 80, beloved wife of the late Myles N. Murray; loving mother of Susan L Thomas, Wendy Mur-ray, Carol (Timothy) Harrison, Nancy(Mark) Servis, Christopher (Alicia) Murray; dearest grandmother to Michael, Beth, Nathanael, Benjamin, Jonathan, Kelly (deceased), James, Kate, Anna, Ryan, Kyle, Liam and Emerson; sister of Susan Bienaisz (deceased). A long-time resident of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, but more recently of Ft. Myers, Florida, Mrs. Murray died peacefully on Tuesday, May 26, after a prolonged battle with multiple illnesses.
She was born September 5, 1928, in Freedom, Pennsylvania, daughter of Charles A. and Pearl Bucklen Bentel. She attended Shaler High School in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania and later Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. There she met and married Myles N. Murray, later founder and president of Industrial Electronic Rubber Company, formerly of Twinsburg, Ohio. She and her family lived for 25 years in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. In 1990 she and her husband retired to Sanibel Island, Florida, where, together, they established the Sagebrush Gallery, dedicated to supporting and advancing authentic Native American art and artists. Subsequent to her husband's death, she, herself retired in Fort Myers. In her later years she was known for her love of composing lyrical verse, through which she composed newsletters, family memories, and personal memoirs.
A memorial service for Barbara will be June 27th at 11am at the Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ, 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Barbara's memory to Hope Hospice at Shell Point, c/o the Legacy Foundation at Shell Point, 15010 Shell Point Blvd, Ft. Myers, FL 33908. Condolences may be viewed and offered at www.harvey-engelhardt-metz.com.
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