Vera Marie Minniss
b. 15 February 1898, d. 11 March 1977
- Father: Wilson Minniss
- Mother: Ella Kee
- Vera Marie Minniss was born on 15 February 1898 in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
- She married William H. Murtha, son of William Murtha and Judith Shipston, on 14 December 1929 in New York City, New York, at The Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th Street, by license issued 11 December in Niagara Falls, with E. A. E. MacLaughlin officiating.. It was the first marriage for both, residents of Niagara Falls. Witnesses were Henry T. Allen, of Niagara Falls, and Wanda M. Haggerty, of Lewiston..
- Vera Marie Minniss became a widow at the 24 January 1959 death of her husband William H. Murtha.
- The following appeared on 24 January 1959 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Dr. William H. Murtha, 62, of 812 Cayuga Dr., a native of Niagara Falls and a dentist here for 31 years, died today (Jan. 24, 1959) after a long illness.
Dr. Murtha was graduated from DeVeaux School and the University of Buffalo School of Dentistry. He also attended Cornell University and the Sorbonne, Paris.
A member of the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans, Dr. Murtha served as an officer with the 1st Division in France during World War I. He was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
He was a member of the Niagara Falls Dental Society and had been president of the organization. He belonged to the Niagara Club, the Niagara Falls Country Club and the Niagara Frontier Golf Club.
Dr. Murtha retired from practice about two years ago due to illness. His office was at 411 Pine Ave.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Vera M. Murtha; a daughter, Mrs. Donald F. Freund, Wallingford, Conn; two sisters, Miss Marion I. Murtha and Mrs. C. F. Banks, both of this city, and one granddaughter.
Funeral services will be arranged by Cornell and Daggett Funeral Chapel. - Vera Marie Minniss died on 11 March 1977 at age 79 in Jefferson County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 4 Dec 2012