This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Murray, Gallinger, Olson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2474 Message Board Post: Friday, August 08, 2003 Mae Murray, 92 Mae Murray, 92, of River Falls died Wednesday, July 30, at the Lutheran Home in River Falls, where she had been a resident for the past year. Born in Peshtigo, March 31, 1911, she was the daughter of Peter and Ida (Olson) Gallinger. In 1928 she was the recipient of the prestigious Carnegie Medal for Life Saving. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a chemistry degree and worked as a chemist before marrying Marcus S. Murray in Marinette in April 1931. For more than 60 years she was a resident of Cameron in Barron County. She had multiple interests. She loved traveling, was fascinated by geology and was a member of a gem and mineral club, enjoyed bird watching and seniors activities. Preceding her in death were her husband, Marcus, in 1980 and five brothers and sisters. Surviving is her son, Alan (Lois) Murray, of Hudson. There were private funeral services with burial in Graceland Cemetery in Clintonville. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Barron County Officer on Aging. Arrangements were handled by Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services in Hudson. © 2003 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=8269&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1