Oakdale-Teresa Evangeline Murtha, age 68, of Oakdale, passed away at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital on May 31, 2021. She was born on November 18, 1952 in Mitchell Field, NY to the late Ruval and Grace (Reynolds) Whitney. She married Frank Murtha on August 2, 1975 in Oakdale.
Teresa worked as a legal secretary for over 40 years.
Besides her loving husband, Teresa is survived by a daughter Amy Cannon and her husband Jeffrey of Waterford, a granddaughter April Weeman of Uncasville and her father Thomas Weeman of Oakdale. She also leaves behind a brothers Steve Whitney of New London and Robert Whitney of Oakdale, sisters Roxanne Gardner and her husband Grafton of Oakdale, Laurie Bozsum and her husband Michael of South Carolina and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by a son Daniel Murtha and a brother Mark Whitney.
Family and friends may visit Montville Funeral Home of Church and Allen, 53 Norwich New London Tpke., Uncasville on Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. a graveside service will be held on Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Maplewood Cemetery in Norwich. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Project Puffin Audubon Center, 311 Main Street, Rockland ME 04841 in Teresa’s honor. Please visit www.montvillefuneralhome.com to leave an online condolence for the Murtha family.
