MURPHY RITES HELD.

The Montana Standard, Butte, 1935-08-27, p.5

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Summary

Funeral report for Mrs. Ellen Murphy, buried yesterday (26 Aug 1935) in Holy Cross cemetery. Requiem high mass at St. Patrick's church; body taken from the Colonial room of Duggan's Merrill mortuary. Clergy: Rev. Everett Shea (celebrant), Rev. Edward Moran (deacon), Rev. R. V. Cavanaugh (sub-deacon); Rev. M. M. English, Rev. J. M. Nolan, and Rev. M. J. Leonard in the sanctuary. Arthur Drynan and Mrs. James Cummins, accompanied by Miss Margaret McHale, sang the responses. Rev. J. M. Venus officiated at the cemetery. Pallbearers: Judge J. J. Lynch, Lou Wilson, James M. Brown, Phil Sullivan, Frank J. Feeney, and John P. Hogan. The other report of the same funeral (the "Mrs. Ellen Murphy" item catalogued as p. 7 of 27 Aug) prints the celebrant as "Rev. Emmett Shea"; the two printings disagree and neither page settles which is right.

In its time

Great Depression1929–1939

Narrative

Mrs. Ellen Murphy was buried in Holy Cross cemetery following a requiem high mass at St. Patrick's church, her body taken there from the Colonial room of Duggan's Merrill mortuary. Rev. Everett Shea celebrated the mass with Rev. Edward Moran as deacon and Rev. R. V. Cavanaugh as sub-deacon, while Rev. M. M. English, Rev. J. M. Nolan and Rev. M. J. Leonard were in the sanctuary and Rev. J. M. Venus officiated at the cemetery. Arthur Drynan and Mrs. James Cummins sang the responses, accompanied by Miss Margaret McHale; the pallbearers were Judge J. J. Lynch, Lou Wilson, James M. Brown, Phil Sullivan, Frank J. Feeney and John P. Hogan.

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People

Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)(as printed: Mrs. Ellen Murphy)
role: subject · family confidence: 95 certain
Judge J. J. Lynch (Silver Bow / Butte AOH)(as printed: Judge J. J. Lynch)
role: pallbearer · family confidence: 0 not family
Not family: recurring Butte AOH figure. Printed-name match to his person record; moved from mentioned in the 2026-10-03 rescan. Earlier note: Recurring Butte Irish-American organisational figure; Hibernian Division 1 president 1913; state-office AOH; the user has flagged him by name on multiple JJM AOH clippings. Strongly suggests Mrs. Ellen Murphy was tightly inside the AOH / Sacred Heart circle.
Philip /Sullivan/(as printed: Phil Sullivan)
role: pallbearer · family confidence: 95 certain
James M. Brown (Butte AOH Division 2 officer; pallbearer for Ellen Murphy, 1935)(as printed: James M. Brown)
role: pallbearer · family confidence: 0 not family
Frank J. Feeney (pallbearer for Ellen Murphy, 1935)(as printed: Frank J. Feeney)
role: pallbearer · family confidence: 0 not family
John P. Hogan (pallbearer for Ellen Murphy, 1935)(as printed: John P. Hogan)
role: pallbearer · family confidence: 0 not family
Lou Wilson (pallbearer for Ellen Murphy, 1935)(as printed: Lou Wilson)
role: pallbearer · family confidence: 0 not family
Mrs. James Cummins (Butte singer; sang at Ellen Murphy's funeral, 1935)(as printed: Mrs. James Cummins)
role: singer · family confidence: 0 not family

Also mentioned

Rev. Everett Shea · celebrant_clergy
Rev. Edward Moran · deacon
Rev. R. V. Cavanaugh · sub_deacon
Rev. M. M. English · clergy_in_sanctuary
Rev. J. M. Nolan · clergy_in_sanctuary
Rev. M. J. Leonard · clergy_in_sanctuary
Rev. J. M. Venus · officiated_at_cemetery
Arthur Drynan · singer
Miss Margaret McHale · accompanist

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)

Themes

Story threads

The Pat-and-Ellen Murphy household — Butte 1887 to LA 1980

Source type

news_item

Related sources

Transcription

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# MURPHY RITES HELD. *The Montana Standard, Tuesday, August 27, 1935, p. 5.* Mrs. Ellen Murphy was buried yesterday in Holy Cross cemetery after funeral services were held at St. Patrick's church. Requiem high mass was celebrated. The body was taken from the Colonial room of Duggan's Merrill mortuary to the church. The Rev. Everett Shea celebrated mass; Rev. Edward Moran was deacon, Rev. R. V. Cavanaugh, sub-deacon. Rev. M. M. English, Rev. J. M. Nolan and Rev. M. J. Leonard were in the sanctuary. Arthur Drynan and Mrs. James Cummins, accompanied by Miss Margaret McHale, sang the responses. Rev. J. M. Venus officiated at the cemetery. Pallbearers were Judge J. J. Lynch, Lou Wilson, James M. Brown, Phil Sullivan, Frank J. Feeney and John P. Hogan.

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