Murphy, Francis J. "Scrub"

1931 - 2013  (82 years)    Has 42 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Murphy, Francis J. "Scrub"
  Nickname	Scrub
  Born	21 Aug 1931	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1949	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Freedom High School Class of 1949
  Died	23 Oct 2013	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	27 Oct 2013
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Francis "Scrub" James Murphy, 82, of Freedom, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on, Wednesday, October 23, 2013. He was born August 21, 1931 to Frank and Rosella (Weyenberg) Murphy, in Freedom. Francis was a lifelong member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Freedom. He was united marriage to "the best girl in Freedom", Theresa Mae Williamson on April 26, 1955, celebrating 58 years of marriage this year. Francis was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, who will be dearly missed. He was extremely proud of his children and adored his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He always loved the holidays, especially Christmas, and would get a little misty-eyed through tears of joy as he watched the surprised and happy faces on his children when they opened that special gift that he couldn't wait for 'Santa' to bring them. He was a handy man who could always fix whatever was broken. When his children got older, he became a 'general contractor' helping each of his children to build their homes. He and Theresa enjoyed many years of being together and bringing up the kids, with the exception of the heartbreaking tragedy on October 3, 1971, when their seven-year-old daughter, Mary Kay, was struck and killed by a car in front of their home. Francis was employed by Miller Electric Corp. in Appleton for 38 years, retiring in 1993. Francis is survived by his loving wife, Theresa; along with six children: Colleen (Tom) Laha, Freedom; Susan (Bob) Harp, Appleton; Dr. Jim (Julie) Murphy, Pewaukee; Don (Jackie) Murphy, Freedom; Betty (Tom) Hillebrand, Appleton; Tammy (Brian) Nabbefeld, Freedom; he is also survived by 16 grandchildren: Marie (Tom) Krueger, Shawn (Jenny) Laha, Scott (Tina) Laha, Godchild Dr. Kurt (Ashley) Laha; Jill, Chris and Nicole Harp; Jim and Jay Murphy; John and Leah Murphy; Sydney and Ryan Hillebrand; and Travis, Troy and Trent Nabbefeld. He is also survived by seven great grandchildren: Aiden and Gavin Krueger, Liam Laha, Ted, Luis, Aidan and Gillian Laha, and another due in December. In addition, he is survived by a sister-in-law, Pat Murphy, brother-in-law, John (Gloria) Williamson, Jr., and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Mary Kay; his parents; grandparents; brothers: Edwill (Shirley) Murphy, Jack (Fern) Murphy, Bob (Judy) Murphy, Martin Murphy; sisters: Johanna "Sis" (Gerald) Geenen, Frances "Babe" (Floyd) Reiland; mother-in-law and father-in-law, John and Ona Williamson, Sr., and great-granddaughter, Ella Marie Krueger. Friends may call at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Freedom on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. until Mass of Christian burial at 2 p.m. with Fr. Dan Felton officiating. Interment will take place immediately after in the parish cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at www.muehlboettcher.com. Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home, Seymour is assisting the family with arrangements. The family would like to thank Affinity Hospice Care for all their care and support during this extremely difficult time. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Oct. 27, 2013
  Buried	St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA
  	At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Person ID	I65583	1FamilyTree | MaryLangenhuizenClose78556
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Murphy, Frank,   b. 14 Jan 1893, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 7 Sep 1971, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Weyenberg, Rosaphina,   b. 11 Nov 1899, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 24 Sep 1945, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F7587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Williamson, Theresa Mae
  Children	1. Murphy, Colleen   2. Murphy, Susan   3. Murphy, Jim   4. Murphy, Don   5. Murphy, Elizabeth "Betty"   6. Murphy, Mary Kay,   b. 15 Jul 1964,   d. 3 Oct 1971  (Age 7 years)   7. Murphy, Tammy
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F30821	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 21 Aug 1931 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1949 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 23 Oct 2013 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1349] Freedom High School Class of 1949 Yearbook, (Freedom High School Class of 1949). 65583 - Freedom High School Class of 1949 Yearbook