Sister Eileen Murray, GNSH

Written on: September 8, 2026

Sister Eileen Murray, GNSH, formerly Sister Paul Francis, died on September 5, 2026. She was 102. Sister was born in Ogdensburg, NY, on October 4, 1923, to the late Frank Murray and Eva (Shattuck) Murray. Sister Eileen would have celebrated her Jubilee this October after serving God’s people for 85 years.

Sister graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1941 and received a BS from D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY, in 1947.

Sister Eileen influenced the lives of countless young people and adults over the years of her ministry. After teaching for a year at St. Rose of Lima, Buffalo, NY, she spent the next 15 years at St. Joseph’s Orphanage, Ogdensburg, NY. During the last seven years of that time, she was Group Mother for the Boys Department. Returning to the classroom at St. Joan of Arc in Jackson Heights, she spent the next 25 years teaching in the middle grades, especially science, or as principal.  Her assignments included Immaculate Conception, Lowell, MA and Holy Angels, Buffalo. In 1969, she traveled to Atlanta, GA, where she would remain for the next 40 years. She first taught at Christ the King School and then moved to St. Jude the Apostle Parish, where she taught in the school and engaged in Parish Ministry to the elderly. In 1991, she was named Woman of the Year by the Atlanta Archdiocesan Women’s Guild, selected from among all honored women from each parish. Sister retired in 2009 and moved to Yardley, PA.

In addition to her religious congregation, she is survived by her brother John and his wife Helen along with nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is predeceased by her sister Margaret and brothers Paul, Thomas, Robert, James, and Donald.

Visitation is at 9:30 am, sharing of memories at 10:00 am, and Funeral Mass at 10:30 am on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Redeemer Sisters’ Chapel, 521 Moredon Rd, Huntingdon Valley, PA. Burial in Ogdensburg, NY. Arrangements by Beck-Givnish Funeral Homes.

Would you like to donate to the Grey Nuns to honor the life and service of Sister Eileen? Your prayers and financial gifts help us to care for our elder sisters, support our sisters in ministry, and enable us to live a life of prayer and advocacy for the most marginalized of God’s people. Please let us know if our Sisters can pray for you, and please pray for us!

Donations may be made online or mailed to the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart, 928 Jaymor Rd., Suite C-120, Southampton, PA 18966.

More on Sister Eileen’s life and ministry:

A Unique Mother and Child Reunion

Hero of the Week: Sister Eileen Murray, GNSH

Sister Eileen Murray – 85th Jubilee

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