Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Murcek, Martin A., 16 Mar 2012

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Murcek, MD, Martin Aristark
Martin Aristark Murcek, MD,  resident of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of
Greensburg, PA, died Friday, March 16,  2012. He was born December 10, 1930, son of
John and Katherine (Cernacek) Murcek  of Duquesne, PA. Dr. Murcek was a
graduate of Duquesne High School, University  of Pittsburgh (BS, Chemistry) and
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  He was a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, Sigma Xi and Alpha Omega Alpha academic and  research honor societies.
He served in the _U.S. Navy. Dr. Murcek was Board Certified as both a
Pediatrician and as an Allergist / Immunologist, and maintained a solo
practice  in Greensburg, PA beginning in 1966. During his 52 years of active
practice, he  was a past President of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and served
on many  boards and committees of the Society. He was a staff member of
numerous area  hospitals, primarily Westmoreland Regional Hospital and
Jeannette District  Memorial Hospital. Of Dr. Murcek's many professional
organization memberships,  he was especially active in the American Academy of Allergy,
Asthma and  Immunology; the American College of Allergy, Asthma and
Immunology; the  Pennsylvania Allergy and Asthma Association and the American
Academy of  Pediatrics. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Jeannette, PA and
the  Scottish Rite Masonic Temple of New Castle, PA. In addition to his
parents, he  was preceded in death by six brothers, Daniel, Sy, John, Milan,
Dave and Walter,  and two sisters, Mildred and Millicent. He is survived by
his wife, Doris Mae  (Weiss) Murcek of Phoenix, AZ; his daughter, Laura
Suzanne Murcek, her husband,  Joel Adamich and their daughter, Indie Adamich, all
of Redondo Beach, CA; his  two sons, Martin A. Murcek, Jr. of Murrysville,
PA and David F. Murcek of  Phoenix, AZ; two sisters, Olga Klevemann of Penn
Township, PA and Kathryn Murcek  of Murrysville, PA; and numerous cousins,
nieces and nephews. Dr. Murcek is at
rest in Green Acres Cemetery in Phoenix, AZ. Those so desiring are invited
to make memorial contributions to The Foundation of the Pennsylvania
Medical  Society or the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research  Foundation.