Ann Murray

Ann Murray (nee Pluchino), age 89, of Wayne and formerly of Queens, NY passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 while receiving the loving care of her family.

Ann was born and raised in Astoria Queens, NY and was the only child to Joseph and Jennie Pluchino.  While growing up in Astoria Queens, Ann attended Long Island City High School where she graduated with the class of 1950. Following her graduation from high school, Ann found work quickly and accepted a position at Metropolitan Life Insurance in New York City.  Ann worked there for several years.  During this time she attended a local dance event in Jamaica Queens, NY where she met a young and handsome man by the name of Robert Murray.  Ann and Robert hit it off great and started dating.  As fate would have it, they fell in love and on September 24, 1955 Ann and Robert became husband and wife.  They cherished thirty-nine years of loving and loyal marriage together until Robert’s passing in 1994.  
 
After getting married, the newly married couple lived in an apartment for a short time then settled in Howard Beach where they purchased their first home.  While living in Howard Beach Ann and Robert welcomed the births of their two children, Robert and Diane.  Ann decided that after her first child was born that she would dedicate herself to being a full-time homemaker.  This was truly Ann’s calling and where she flourished.  Ann was always there for her children and remained a homemaker throughout most of their childhood.  When her children got older, Ann decided to get back into the workforce and took a position as a teacher’s aide at John Adams High School in Queens, NY.  Ann spent the next several years there until she stopped working in 1994 when her husband Robert passed away.  

In 1996, a couple of years after her husband’s passing, Ann moved to Wayne, NJ to live with her daughter Diane and her grandson Paul.  Ann was a member of the Golden Age of Wayne for many years and enjoyed getting together with her friends to play cards, particularly a game called “Fourteen.”  She was a diehard New York Yankees fan and always cherished very fond memories of her father bringing her to many Yankee games to see her favorite player Mickey Mantle.  Through the years, Ann treasured spending time with family and friends especially around the holidays and enjoyed decorating her house for Easter and Christmas.  But aside from all of Ann’s hobbies, talents, and interests, her greatest passion was for her family.  Nothing in the world meant more to Ann than spending time with her children and grandchildren.  Ann was a kind and gentle person who was always quiet and private, but also made sure her family knew how much she loved them.  Ann was a truly special person who touched the lives of everyone around her and will be sincerely missed by her family and friends.  
 
Ann is survived by her two children; Diane Murray and her significant other Edward Grogan of Wayne, and Robert Murray and his wife Fran of Monroe, NY, three grandchildren; Sharon Murray of Boston, MA, Lauren Murray of Monroe, NY, and Paul Cava of Hoboken, NJ.  She was predeceased by her husband Robert Murray in 1994.