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WILLIAM CRANE Obituary

CRANE--William Murphy, Sr. JD, born in Woodlawn, New York on July 19, 1920, resident of Harwichport, Massachusetts, formerly of Yonkers, New York, died at his home on January 11, 2011 at the age of 90. William, known by his friends and family as Murph, was beloved husband to the late Dorothea Anne Kelsh of Bronxville, New York and is survived by his children William Murphy Crane, Jr., Dorothea Kelly, Thomas Crane and his wife Susan, and Marguerite McCormack and her husband Robert and his beloved grandchildren Kimberly, Stephen, Irina, Noelle, William Robert, Paige, Yana, Erin, Liza, William and Promyse. Following Murph's graduation from Manhattan College in 1942, he served in the United States Army Air Force. Murph attended Fordham School of Law where he earned the degree of Doctor of Juris Prudence. Murph pursued a career in banking at Citibank where he served until his retirement in 1979. Calling hours at the Fred H. McGrath & Son Funeral Home, Bronxville, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9pm Thursday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph's church, Bronxville on Friday January 14 at 10 am. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY.

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Published by New York Times on Jan. 12, 2011.

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Patricia Patten

January 14, 2011

Dori and family, so sorry to hear of your loss. May you be comforted in the future by the memories of the past. Sincerely, Tricia Patten

January 12, 2011

GOD BLESS

Matthew Robson

January 12, 2011

To the Crane Family,
My thoughts and prayers go out to you all.Uncle Bill will always be in my thoughts and dearly missed.Should there be a special place in heaven,he is there.God Bless you all.

fjohn reinke (mc1968)

January 12, 2011

The Manhattan College alumni community shares the grief, and is now praying for our fellow alumni and the family at this time. The Alumni Office has been informed. As well as the Jasper Jottings community that I personally can reach. We are all a little poorer now. "No man is an island, entire of itself ... any man's death diminishes me". We are sorry for your loss.

January 12, 2011

To the Crane family, I am so sorry for your loss. God tells us that he will bring an end to all the suffering that we face, including death. I hope that this gives you some comfort. God also tells us that we will have a chance to see our loved ones again in a paradise.

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