Obit: Murphy, Lucille (1904 - 1975)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Murphy, Dalke, Macknick, Johnson, Ormond, Kurasz, Antrim
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/27/1975
Murphy, Lucille (2 January 1904 – 20 March 1975)
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the Georgas-Gesche Funeral Home
for Mrs. Frank (Lucille) Murphy of Neillsville, a longtime resident of the Town
of Weston who died March 20 at the age of 71. The Rev. Eugene S. Antrim of
Greenwood officiated, and burial followed in the Neillsville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Murphy, the daughter of Oscar and Christine (Dahlke) Macknick, was born
January 2, 1904, at Fairchild and came to the Greenwood area as a young girl.
She was educated in schools there.
Her marriage to Frank Murphy took place November 2, 1920, at Greenwood. The
couple farmed in the Town of Weston for 40 years and then lived in Christie for
five years following their retirement. They moved to Neillsville seven years
ago.
Mrs. Murphy was a member of the Christie United Methodist Women and was a
charter member of the Weston Homemakers club. She succumbed following a brief
illness.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, include six children: Mrs. Arnold
(Gertrude) Johnson of Greenwood, Arthur Murphy of Neillsville, Harold Murphy of
Black River Falls, Mrs. John (Frances) Ormond, Jr., of Neillsville and Bernard
Murphy and Mrs. James (Marjorie) Kurasz of Greenwood; one brother, Ralph
Macknick, of Belleville; and 25 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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