Lucille C. Murray, 67, the mother of comedian Bill Murray, was a retired employee of American Hospital Supply Corp. and past president of the Pere Marquette chapter of N.A.I.M., a Catholic widows` organization.

Four of her nine children went into show business.

Mass for Mrs. Murray, a Wilmette resident, will be said at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1747 Lake Ave., Wilmette. She died Wednesday of cancer in Evanston Hospital.

Mrs. Murray, a graduate of St. Scholastica High School, married Edward J. Murray Jr., who died in 1967.

Their home was noted for dinners and other gatherings in which family members matched wits and humor.

Her son Brian, an actor and screen writer, began his professional career at Second City, where his brother Bill followed. Another brother, Joel, is currently a cast member there. A fourth son, John, is a screen actor.

Bill Murray performed on Saturday Night Live with John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin. He has also starred in such movies as

Meatballs and Stripes.

Mrs. Murray worked in the mailroom at American Hospital Supply Corp. for 17 years before retiring in 1986. She was a Democratic election judge for New Trier Township.

Survivors, besides the four sons, include two other sons, Edward and Andy; three daughters, Sister Nancy O.P., Peggy Crane and Laura; eight grandchildren; and a sister.

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