"And when I go away, I know my heart can stay with my love." - Paul McCartney & Wings
Marcia Lynne Murtha was born October 28, 1961 to Donald and Ann (Reimnitz) Thury in Parkston, SD. After the death of her father, her and her mother moved to Vermillion where she started school before moving to Carson, CA where she lived for most of her youth. She moved back to Parkston during her junior year of high school and graduated from Parkston High School in 1980.
She married the love of her life, Kerry Murtha, on July 23, 1983. They moved off the farm into their family home in Parkston in 1990. Together they had six beautiful children. There was nothing Marcia loved more than being a mom and a nana to her grand kids. She loved going to her kids' sporting events, choir and band concerts. Her grand kids were the light of her life, and she had a lot of time to make memories with them at their monthly 'Murtha Meals,' family holidays and their annual Labor Day camping trip—a recent addition, but something Marcia looked forward to each year. Any reason to get together as a family, listen to 'oldies,' play games and make memories was what matter most to her.
While Marcia was happiest at home, she spent many years working with her mother at the bakery in Parkston. She even went back to college after she turned 40 years old to earn her nursing degree from Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell. She then worked for several years at The Good Samaritan Society in Tripp and most recently at Our Home in Parkston.
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Everywhere, Still 💛
Mom, “I miss you & I love you. I know I always will, and even though you aren’t here now, you are everywhere still. And that’s when I remember, that as far as you may be, it’s love that brings me close to you, and brings you close to me.” Every day is different, but today it was a perfectly ripe nectarine, a favorite we shared. You are always in my heart, Mom 💛
Happy Mother's Day!
Thinking and praying for mom on this mother's day. Remembering last year when she shared her mother's day with Rosemary to celebrate her first birthday! Today Rosemary is 2 and I know Nana would have been glad to share many more mother's days here with her grandbaby, but we know she is watching over us and with us always ❤️ Happy Mother's Day!
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