- 16 Jan 1957, Lincoln Star (Lincoln, NE)
John P. Murphy, 83, of 1934 R, retired yard foreman for a coal firm, died Tuesday. Funeral services will be Friday at St. Mary's cathedral, the Rev. Joe Flynn officiating. Burial will be in Calvary.
A native of Boston, Mr. Murphy was a member of St. Mary's Cathedral parish.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth; daughters, Miss Anna Murphy and Mrs. Charles Wilscam of Lincoln and Mrs. E. J. Hillings of Van Nuys, Calif.; sons, Charles, Joseph, William (Bill), all of Lincoln, Paul of Kansas City, Mo., Ralph of Burbank, Calif., and Frank of Omaha; sisters, Mrs. Ann Murphy of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Rose Green of Garden Grove, Calif.; brothers, Bert and William of Grand Island and Joseph of Columbus; 24 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren.
24 Jan 1957, The Scotia Register (Scotia, NE)
Funeral for John P. Murphy At Lincoln Friday (excerpt) - Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Murphy of Scotia and Mrs. Bert Murphy, Joe Murphy and Bill Murphy of Grand Island went to Lincoln Friday morning for the funeral of John P. Murphy, 83, who died Tuesday. Bert Murphy had gone to Lincoln earlier. Leonard was a pallbearer.
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