Adele Murray

Adele "Molly" J. Murray, 69, Bismarck, died April 19, 2005, at a Glen Ullin care center after a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Boelter-Eastgate Funeral Service, 200 West Turnpike Avenue, Bismarck, with the Rev. Darrel Aleson officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be held 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at Boelter-Eastgate Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Adele J. "Molly" Murray was born Feb. 6, 1936, Steele, the daughter of Alden "Ole" and Lena (Flath) Olin. She was raised and attended school in Driscoll, where she finished the eighth grade. Molly worked for several restaurants in Bismarck and also as a dietary aide at both the Bismarck Hospital and St. Alexius Hospital.

Molly married John M. Jacobson on Dec. 20, 1958, and they were married for 11 years. She later married Orville J. Murray and they were married for five years.

During her marriages, Molly lived in many small towns, which included Wing, Tuttle, and surrounding areas. She moved to Bismarck in 1981. In the early 1980's, Molly worked at the ARC Thrift Store. During this time she earned her GED at Bismarck Junior College. She then worked at the Burleigh County Register of Deeds for four years, retiring due to health concerns.

Molly enjoyed playing pool, dancing, cooking and baking, taking care of her house plants, and having and going to rummage sales. She also raised Finch birds.

Molly is survived by her four daughters and three sons-in-law, Donalda "Nel" and Tom Sperle, Hazen, and Linda and Jeff Moos, Lois and Tom Wolf, and Bonnie "Schnooksie" Murray, all of Bismarck; one son and daughter-in-law, John "Sonny" and Rabecca "Becky" Jacobson, Bismarck; her grandchildren, Danita Sperle, Bismarck, Andrea Sperle, Fargo, Jeremy "J.J." Jacobson, Valley City, Melinda Moos, Bismarck, Marie (Tim) Foster, Becker, Minn., Thomas Wolf, Bismarck, Christen Heinle, Bismarck, John "J.C." Jacobson, Jr., Bismarck; seven additional grandsons, Christopher, Teddy, Ricky, Jeremy J., Casey, Jesse, and Niki; three great-granddaughters, Shayla Sperle, Bismarck, Kyla Alyea, Menoken, and Payton Foster, Becker, Minn.; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Beatrice (Virgil) Newland, Driscoll, Violet Seibel, Bismarck, Gertrude Linden, Kansas City, Mo., and Francis Bauer, Driscoll; one sister-in-law, Belma Flath, Robinson, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Arthur "Bud" Jacobson, one sister, Muriel Bauer; one brother, Donald Flath; two brothers-in-law, Dick Linden and Alex Seibel; and one niece, Rosemary (Linden) Bach.