Mary Eleanor King
1917 - 1998 (81 years)-
Name Mary Eleanor King [1, 2] Birth 12 Jan 1917 Norfolk, St Lawrence, New York 
[1, 2] Gender Female Death 23 Aug 1998 Pulaski, Oswego, New York [1, 2] Person ID I40638 Stewartsny Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Father Harvey C. King Relationship natural Mother Nora McCarthy Relationship natural Family ID F7797 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Robert Amos Murtha, b. 16 Jun 1915, Utica, Oneida, New York, United States d. 1 Feb 1962, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, United States (Age 46 years) Marriage 17 Jul 1942 Potsdam, New York [1] Children 1. Robert Amos Murtha, Jr., b. 15 Apr 1943, Pulaski, Oswego, New York d. 27 Aug 2017 (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Brian John Murtha 3. Mary Ellen Murtha, b. 2 Nov 1951, Oswego, Oswego County, New York d. 12 Jun 2015 (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2530 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Family 2 Charles Edward Lower, b. 4 Aug 1922 d. 23 Nov 2003 (Age 81 years) Marriage 21 Jun 1968 Pulaski, Oswego, New York Family ID F12888 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
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Notes - ELEANOR M. LOWER RETIRED TEACHER
Watertown Daily Times (NY) - August 24, 1998Browse Issues
Eleanor M. Lower, 81, of 13 Lincoln Ave., died Sunday at her summer home in Pine Grove.
Mrs. Lower retired in 1974 after 20 years with the Pulaski Central School District.
She was a member and past president of the Oswego County Teachers Association, a member and delegate of the New York State Teachers Association and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma.
She served on the St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission from 1980 to 1986 and was a member and past president of the Monday Historical Club. She attended St. John the Evangelist Church and was a member of its Altar and Rosary Society.
Born Jan. 12, 1917, in Norfolk, daughter of Harvey and Anora McCarthy King, she graduated from Potsdam High School in 1935 and Potsdam Normal School in 1938. She received a master's degree in education from Oswego State University College.
She married Robert A. Murtha of Pulaski on July 18, 1942, at St. Mary's Church, Potsdam. Mr. Murtha died Feb. 1, 1962. She married Charles E. Lower on June 21, 1968.
Surviving besides her husband are a daughter, Mary Ellen Miller, Pulaski; two sons, Robert A. Murtha Jr., Auburn, and Brian J. Murtha, Pulaski; a brother, John King, Potsdam, and 10 grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Evangelist Church with the Rev. John Hogan, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Pulaski Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Foster-Hax Funeral Home.
Donations may be made to Pulaski Historical Society, Maple Avenue, Pulaski, N.Y. 13142.
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Record for Mary Eleanor King
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Record for Harvey Charles King
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