Aurelia G. Murray
June 27, 1928 ~ October 26, 2014
Age 86 of North Branch, passed away October 26, 2014 at the Ecumcen in North Branch. Preceded in death by husband, Ivan; sister, Carol Shoepe; grandson, Joshua Smrcka; and daughter-in-law, Elaine Murray. Survived by children, John G. (Charlotte), Timothy, Theresa (Ray) Holsten, and Rosemarie (Gregg) LaScala; several grandchildren; great grandchildren; brother, Cal (Michele) Robidoux; and sisters, Janet Robidoux and Janice Robidoux. Aurelia was born in Minneapolis to Lida and Aurelius Robidoux and grew up in Columbia Heights, where she attended high school. After she was widowed, she worked for many years as a clerk for the Minneapolis Library system. The family wished to express their gratitude for the care she has been given at Ecumen. Memorial service 11 AM, Thursday, October 30th at Roberts Family Funeral Home, 555 Centennial Dr. SW, Forest Lake with a visitation beginning at 10 AM. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
I’m so terribly sorry for your loss. Death is something that humans were never meant to experience, the pain that we experience when we lose a loved one is something that is simply unnatural. Psalms 37:29 says 29 “The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it.” God’s original purpose for humankind was to live forever in a paradise earth with no sickness or death. An “abundance of peace” as psalms 37:10 brings out. Though the world we love in is horrible and we experience pain on a daily basis there is some good news, the bible promises something truly amazing at revelation 21:4 it says “And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more,neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” So death, sickness, pain and every kind of sorrow will be wiped out but what about those who have already died? John 5:28,29 says of those ones “Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.” So these ones will be resurrected to an earth filled with peace. For more information on this subject please visit http://www.jw.org and fill out the online request for a free bible study. Here’s the link: https://www.jw.org/en/free-bible-study/
I am so sorry for your loss. Please know that you are never alone. You can find much comfort in the Holy Scriptures which assures us at Psalms 34:18 that God is near to those broken at heart and crushed in spirit. Please accept my deepest sympathies.
Oh there are so many memories but a couple that stick out is when we had a paper route and wouldn’t wake up on the weekend to deliver our newspapers and your Mom getting up and delivering them (still feel guilty on that one), and the time we got in trouble (I think we knocked on someone’s door and ran?) and when we got back to your house your Mom was so mad and chased us down Polk Street trying to catch us.