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Joseph B. Murphy, 81, a retired railroad employee, died Thursday at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was born Oct. 22, 1889 in St. Wendel, Minn. , to John and Katherine (Doyle) Murphy. He was a resident of St. Cloud for many years and employed by the Great Northern Railroad more tha n 30 years, retiring in 1953. He married Mary Ellen Murphy in St. Columbkille Church in 1910. He is survived by his widow; children, Mrs. Lawrence (Emma) Kahl, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Nestor (Theresa) Maglich, St. Paul; Mr. J. Hugh Murphy, Duluth, Minn.; the Rev. Malachy Murphy OSB, St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minn.; Mrs. John (Mary Ellen) Katsis, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Elizabeth Konyot and Mrs. Roy (Cecilia) Laramie, St. Cloud; Cmdr. Loretta Murphy USN, Oakland, Calif.; 25 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters and brother, John, Mrs. Susan Buttweiler, St. Cloud; and Mrs. James Slamnik, St. Stephen, Minn. He was preceded in death by sons Leo and Bernard, one brother and one sister. St. Cloud Daily Times (MN), Friday, July 9, 1971. page 5 |