At the age of 97, Mary Murphy entered eternal life on Wednesday evening, November 23, 2016, at the Belle Plaine Lutheran Home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, November 30 at 11 am, with a visitation starting at 9 am, all at St. John the Baptist Church 210 North Broadway, Jordan. Father Timothy Yanta will preside. Pall bearers will be her grandchildren and spouses. Mary will be laid to rest next to her husband at St. Mary Cemetery, Minneiska, MN.
On May 16, 1919, Mary was born the oldest of seven children to parents Bernard and Lenora (Fuller) Sheehan on the family farm in Kellogg, MN. In November of 1951, she married Marvin Murphy on November 17, 1951 at Incarnation Church, Minneapolis, MN. The family lived in Bloomington, MN, before moving to the farm in the Jordan area in November of 1963. Mary and Marvin then farmed here for many years. Marvin passed away on March 24, 1988.
Left to honor Mary’s life and mourn her death are sons, Pat (Stephanie) Murphy, Tim (Bonnie) Murphy; grandchildren, Bridget (Art) Hoffman, Emily (Illya) Shchegolve, Kevin (Angela) Murphy, Alissa (David) Thompson, Michael Murphy; great-grandchildren, Raegan Hoffman, Declan Hoffman, Kilian Hoffman, Aislan Hoffman, Kruno Murphy, Ana Murphy; sister Doreen (Bud) Luther; sister-in-law, Deloris Sheehan; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Preceded in death and there to welcome Mary home in heaven is her husband, Marvin; parents, Bernard and Lenora; brother, Thomas Sheehan; sisters, Bernadine (Laurence) Lamey, Helen Cox, Lucille (Don) Schneider, Margaret (Dick) Wolf
Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home and Cremation, Jordan Chapel, proudly served and cared for the Murphy family. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com
