Maeda Alice Murri

Brief Life History of Maeda Alice

When Maeda Alice Murri was born on 3 June 1915, in Wilford, Bingham, Idaho, United States, her father, Charles Emil Murri, was 37 and her mother, Ellen Eugenia Johnson, was 31. She married Ray Oscar Gertsch on 21 February 1941, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Tetonia, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1920 and World for about 29 years. She died on 12 June 1988, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ray Oscar Gertsch
1914–1985
Maeda Alice Murri
1915–1988
Marriage: 21 February 1941
Carolyn Mae Gertsch
1947–2024
Ellen Gay Gertsch
1952–2018
Ralph C Gertsch
1955–2006
LaNae Ruth Gertsch
1961–2024

Sources (26)

  • Maeda Gertsch, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-B39C-N2?cc=1803977&wc=2V44-924%3A1583195502%2C1583198602
  • Murri Maeda Gertsch, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"

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Name Meaning

Probably Scottish: variant of Murray .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Breakfast at Maeda’s

After Ray passed away, Maeda like to have her grandkids stay overnight at her house. She would have us watch the Groucho Marx Show the night before. We would stay in the beds upstairs. Then in the mor …

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