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Catherine Murphy Obituary

Murphy, Catherine E. "Kay/Kitty" (nee McCarthy) 87, of Darien, IL. Beloved wife of the late Jim "Kinker"; devoted mother of Mary Kaye (Dave) Doll, Jodi (Jim) Furlong, Kathie (Vic) Muscia, John (Bari) and the late Jim (Bonnie); loving grandmother of Jenny (Jason) Gedraitis, Katie (Jim) Hubeny, Ed (Mary) Deichmiller, Lisa (Gregg) Case, VJ Muscia, Kelly (AJ) Barcal, Megan (Frank) Tuma, Abi, Colin, Liam, and Griffin Murphy; cherished great-grandmother of Matt, Alison, Jack, Julie, Luke, Lucy, and Avery Gedraitis, Jimmy, Ryan, Sean, and Mary Grace Hubeny, Ella Doll, Brady, Erin, and Lucas Deichmiller, Matthew Furlong, Henry Barcal, and Colette and Audrey Tuma; daughter of the late John and Katherine McCarthy; sister of the late Jack (late Dolly), the late Phill (Ruth), and the late Bob McCarthy. Visitation will be Friday, May 19, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until the time of Mass at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, 8404 S. Cass Ave., Darien, IL. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 18, 2017.

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Kathy Paskvan

May 18, 2017

Kay was a lovely woman. She was proud of her family and so devoted to them. We will miss her very much.

Kathie Muscia

May 18, 2017

Mom, you will be missed so much by so many. You have always been the light that has kept us feeling loved and special. Today I was thinking of when we were small and we were always refereed to as Kink, Kitty and the Kids. Now we are only the KIDS. Get some rest Mom, you have been working hard for a very long time. Love you
Kathie

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