Murra, Gela (1918-2014)
MURRA, BOOMGAARTEN, LUPKES, LANE, MEYER
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 1/9/2015 at 16:28:07
Gela Murra
April 25, 1918 - December 11, 2014Gela J. Murra, 96, a resident of Davenport, formerly of Buffalo Center, Iowa, died on Thursday, December 11, 2014, at the Kahl Home, Davenport.
Gela Boomgaarten was born on April 25, 1918, in Greetsiel, East Friesland, Germany, a daughter of Jakob and Gretje (Lupkes) Boomgaarten. She married Wubbe F. Murra on October 3, 1942, in Greetsiel, Germany. He preceded her in death in 1975. Mr. and Mrs. Murra arrived in the United States along with their two daughters, Gerda and Dieta, aboard the S.S. America on December 2, 1952. They settled near Buffalo Center where Wubbe farmed.
Mrs. Murra was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Buffalo Center, and the Bethlehem Church Circle Ladies. She especially enjoyed time with family as well as gardening, cooking, and reading.
Gela is survived by her daughters and their spouses, Gerda and Gary Lane, of Bettendorf, and Dieta Murra and Saul Meyer, of Taylor Ridge, Illinois; her grandsons, Matthew (Jessi) and Stephen Lane, all of Davenport; three great-grandchildren, Max, Alex, and Jacob. She was preceded in death by her husband; an infant son, Dieter J. Murra; her parents; a brother, Gerhardt Boomgaarten; and a sister, Katrina Meyer.
A private committal services will take place in Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center.
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