Ellen Murphy

The Montana Standard, Butte, 1935-08-25, p.5

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  • name as printed"Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen / Murphy,73, who diedyesterday at"

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Sunday Aug 25 1935 obituary item — between the Saturday Aug 24 death-notice and the Tuesday Aug 27 funeral coverage. Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Murphy, 73, who died yesterday at a local hospital following a brief illness, will be conducted Monday morning at St. Patrick's church. Requiem high mass. Cortege from Duggan's Merrill mortuary. Interment Holy Cross cemetery. Mrs. Murphy resided at the Fox hotel; had made her home in Butte for the last 45 years. Born in Ireland; active member of the Ladies' Catholic Benefit association in Sacred Heart parish. Two sons survive — James Murphy of Los Angeles and Dan Murphy of Butte; also a daughter Miss Theresa Murphy of Seattle. Body at Duggan's Merrill mortuary. Same content as the Aug 24 p5 obituary in the Montana Standard (which had a similar headline "MRS. ELLEN MURPHY, 70, SUCCUMBS AT HOSPITAL", body identical apart from header). Three-day-run pattern (Sat death notice + Sat obituary + Sun obituary + Tue rites) is standard for a major Butte funeral.

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Mrs. Ellen Murphy, 73, born in Ireland and a resident of Butte for 45 years, dies at a local hospital after a brief illness; she had lived at the Fox hotel and was an active member of the Ladies' Catholic Benefit association in Sacred Heart parish. Requiem high mass is to be celebrated Monday morning at St. Patrick's church, with the cortege forming at Duggan's Merrill mortuary and interment in Holy Cross cemetery. She is survived by two sons, James Murphy of Los Angeles and Dan Murphy of Butte, and a daughter, Miss Theresa Murphy of Seattle.

  • “Mrs. Murphy, who resided at the Fox hotel, had made her home in Butte for the last 45 years.”

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# Ellen Murphy *The Montana Standard, Sunday, August 25, 1935, p. 5.* Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Murphy, 73, who died yesterday at a local hospital following a brief illness, will be conducted Monday morning at St. Patrick's church. Requiem high mass will be celebrated. The cortege will form at Duggan's Merrill mortuary and proceed to the church. Interment will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Mrs. Murphy, who resided at the Fox hotel, had made her home in Butte for the last 45 years. Mrs. Murphy was born in Ireland. She was an active member of the Ladies' Catholic Benefit association in Sacred Heart parish. Two sons survive, James Murphy of Los Angeles and Dan Murphy of Butte; also a daughter, Miss Theresa Murphy of Seattle. The body is at Duggan's Merrill mortuary.

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