William Murphy Crane, 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 9 pm Thursday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph’s church, Bronxville on Friday Jan. 14 at 10 am. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY.
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