Felicia Rita (Bocko) Murray lived a glorious 101 years and nearly made it to 102. She lived independently until her death Aug. 23, 2018, in the home her husband George built in 1940.
She lived in Springfield for 80 years. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church faithfully and was an active member of the Catholic Daughters. Many will remember Felicia from her years as classroom assistant to teacher Eleanor Johnson at Union Street School. Felicia was a gifted quilter and made at least 25 quilts for her children and grandchildren. For 28 years, she knit 100 pairs of mittens a year for the Santa Claus Fund of the Senior Center RSVP and St. Mary’s tag sale. She also knit for Springfield Hospital – hats for preemies and toe socks for people in casts. She always helped and served others.
Felicia was born in Lowell, Mass. in 1916, the second of seven children of Polish immigrants Aleksandra and Adolf Bocko. She married George Murray in 1938 and they had a long and happy marriage until his death in 1986. Felicia missed him every day of the next 32 years.
She is survived by her brother Frederick of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., her children Marylyn Wentworth of Arundel, Maine, Sandra Belisle of Burlington, Vt., David Murray of Springfield, Vt., and George Murray of Rockingham, Vt. She was the beloved grandmother of 13, great-grandmother of 23, and great-great-grandmother to three.
The memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, followed by burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. A celebration of her life will then follow in St. Mary’s Parish Hall.
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the Audubon Vermont, 255 Sherman Hollow Rd. Huntington, VT 05462, or www.vt.audubon.org in memory of Felicia and her great love of birds. She fed them every morning in her bedroom window feeder.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Davis Memorial Chapel in Springfield, Vt.
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