Entered into eternal rest on Friday evening, May 21, 2021 at The Friendly Home in Rochester, following a long illness, at the age of 89. She was born on August 5, 1931 in Salamanca, New York the daughter of the late Leslie and Helen Driscoll Moore. She was married on November 14, 1953, to Edward Murty, who predeceased her in 2007.
She was a graduate of Salamanca High School and the Buffalo General Hospital School of Nursing. She earned a B.S. in nursing and a masters in health education form S.U.N.Y. Buffalo. She worked many years as a school nurse and health educator at Nardin Academy in Buffalo, New York.
She and her husband, Edward, moved to Falls Church, Virginia later in life, where she was active in the Saint James Catholic Church, the Virginia Electoral Board, and the Greater McLean Republican Women's Club.
Following her husband's death, she moved to Pittsford, New York, where she resided at the Cloverwood and Glenmere communities of Friendly Senior Living as well as the Friendly Home. Her family wishes to thank the staff of both communities and the Friendly Home for their excellent care over the past decade.
She enjoyed traveling with her late husband, bridge, tennis and attending concerts. Friends and family will remember Ann's great love of animals, especially the many dachshunds she owned in her lifetime.
Ann is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth (Gil) Wood; three grandchildren, James, Kristin and Thomas; her sister-in-law, Kathleen Thill; brother-in-law, Gerald Russell; many beloved nieces and nephews; her first cousins, Marjorie (Michael) Rick, James (Aurelie) Ward and Kathleen (Arnie) Spinner.
Her Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Our Lady of Peace Parish 274 Broad Street in Salamanca on Friday, July 16, 2021, at 10:00 AM, with Reverend Mariusz Sierhart, Pastor, as Celebrant.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Lollypop Farm The Humane Society of Greater Rochester 99 Victor Road Fairport, New York 14450.