Age 24. 29 Washington Street, Beverly, MA. Born on 9/06/1918, Brighton (Boston), MA. Died upon her arrival at Massachusetts General Hospital, of burns (death certificate). Employed at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Boston. Was observing her first wedding anniversary with her husband Gerald, age 27, dead. "Both died of suffocation and their bodies were readily identified by Mrs. Downer's father..." (Salem Evening News, Salem, MA, 11/30/1942). Couple was in a main dining room mixed-gender foursome with Dr. Gordon Bennett, age 27, dead, and the latter's fiancée Miss Edith Leadbetter, age 26 (Born 11/23/1916. Died as Edith L. Dunlap on 9/19/1963, age 46. Last residence Auburn, ME), injured, both of Swampscott, MA. Her husband and Miss Leadbetter were shoe factory coworkers in Beverly. Remains were removed to Northern Mortuary, Boston. Was raised in Beverly. Was a graduate of Beverly High School in 1935. Graduated Radcliffe College in 1939. Married on 11/21/1941, in Beverly. "She was noted as an amateur tennis player" (Boston Traveler, 11/30/1942). With her husband were two of three Grove victims from the north shore city of Beverly (also a patron in a separate party, Mrs. Edith Vucassovich, age 41). With her husband were two of 194 married patrons killed (also 223 single, 34 engaged, 9 divorced, and 4 widowed guests taken, a total of 464 customer fatalities out of 490 casualties overall). Parents Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. and Anna C. (Murphy) Murphy. Burial with her husband at St. Mary's Cemetery, Salem, MA. Couple were two of four fire victims interred at St. Mary's Cemetery (also Miss Stasia "Jessie Carlson" Cichocki, age 21, and Mrs. Beatrice Conway, age 28, both patrons). Middle name Marie.

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