passed into eternity on August 27, 2020. Bridget
was born on September 9, 1924, to Bridget (nee
Murphy) and Henry Collier.
Bridget was raised in Corofin, Galway. She ar-
rived in New York City in 1938.
Bridget married James. P. Murray on September
24, 1943. Over the next few years Bridget and her
husband James lived on several military bases
where he was posted. The couple then settled down
in the Inwood section of northern Manhattan
where they raised a family of nine children. She
moved to Riverdale in the Bronx in 1978 and then
to New City in 1999.
Bridget worked as a telephone operator for over
thirty years and was a proud member of the CWA
Union until she retired in 1985. She loved Irish
music and the home was full of song and dance.
When family or friends asked how she was doing
she would invariably answer, “I am full of fun and
mad for more.” Bridget always had a smile on her
face and never a cross word for anyone. She asked
that people remember her with a smile or a laugh.
She did not want to be remembered in sadness.
Bridget was predeceased by her husband James
Patrick, her son James (Pilar), and her brothers
William, Henry, Norman, and Eric.
Bridget is survived by her sister Irene Hardman
of Melling, England, and her children, Bridget,
Kevin (Patsy), Thomas (Kathleen), Maureen (Bill), Eileen, Paul (Grace), Donna (Joseph), and Patrick
(Melissa). She is also survived by 13 grandchildren
and 18 great-grandchildren.
Visitation and Celebration of her life will take
place on Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Michael
J. Higgins Funeral Home, 321 South Main Street,
New City, from 2pm to 6pm.
A joyous Mass of Christian Burial will be cele-
brated on Friday, September 4, 2020, at 10am at
St. Francis Church in West Nyack.
Bridget’s earthly remains will be interred next
to those of her beloved husband, James Patrick,
in Long Island National Cemetery at Pinelawn in
Farmingdale, New York.
In lieu of flowers the family would like donations
to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or Operation
Smile.
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