Gloria H. Murphy (nee Schnetzler) passed away at the age of 91 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
A Rite of Committal will be held 2 PM Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at Bethesda Cemetery in Aberdeen.
Mrs. Murphy was born and lived in Ridgewood, Queens, NY until her marriage in 1958 at which time she and her husband moved to Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island. Along with their horses, they lived there until her husband’s retirement in 1983 at which time they moved to Claradon Gardens in Pinehurst, NC.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 57 years, Charles J. Murphy; her brother, Joseph SantaCroce; her parents, Henry Schnetzler and her mother, Anna Riekert SantaCroce and a daughter-in-law, Bonnie Murphy.
She is survived by her son John C. Murphy and his wife Cheryl of Danbury, CT; three granddaughters, Elizabeth Murphy of Brewster, NY, Victoria Powers of New Fairfield, CT, and Dr. Mary Murphy of Brewster, NY; sister-in-law, Judy SantaCroce; five great-grandchildren, Sean Murphy and his wife Sarah, Patrick Murphy and his wife Holly, Megan Murphy and Kaitlyn Powers; 3 great-great grandchildren Riley Bettino, Madelyn Murphy and Connor Murphy; three nieces Paulette Greenfield, Deborah Schiavone, Melinda McCormack, and nephew Walter Smith.
Online condolences may be made to www.bolesfuneralhome.com
Services entrusted to Boles Funeral Home of Southern Pines.
