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Nancy K. Murray, retired controller

August 1, 2018

Nancy K. Murray, 71, of Millsboro, formerly of Arnold, Md., passed away Monday, July 30, 2018, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes.

She was born Sept. 17, 1946, in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Peter Ross Murray and Martha Jane (Milligan) Murray. Nancy received her undergraduate degree in biology from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and then attended the University of New Hampshire, where she received her master’s degree in zoology. She also worked on her doctoral studies in zoology at the University of Alaska in Anchorage, studying the breeding grounds of beluga whales.

After moving back to Maryland, she completed her CPA in 1985. She was a controller and pricing manager for several government defense contractors before her retirement in 2016. Nancy enjoyed birdwatching, traveling, reading, and riding her recumbent bike. She recently began learning to play the mountain dulcimer.

She is survived by her loving partner and spouse of 30 years, Elena G. Kozlowski; a sister, Shannon Underwood of Punta Gorda, Fla.; nephew, Jeffrey Fagan and his wife Amy; and grandnephews, Jeremy and Ethan, and grandniece Molly of San Antonio, Texas.

Services and burial are private.

Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.melsonfuneralservices.com.

 

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