Elsa Quigley Obituary

Quigley, Elsa (nee Murphy) Elsa Quigley died in Chicago on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. A native of Dublin, Ireland, Elsa was a registered nurse for over 50 years. She trained at Whipps Cross Hospital in London before working in Belfast and Dublin. She came to Chicago in 1957 and married her beloved husband Sean in 1961. Elsa worked for many years at Little Company of Mary Hospital where she retired as a hospice nurse. She was the daughter of the late Connie and Desmond Murphy. Elsa was the devoted mother of three sons: the late Philip, Jack (Julie) and Mark. Cherished grandmother of Ana, she is sadly missed by her sister Constance Murphy (Dublin). Elsa is warmly remembered by sisters-in-law Tess (Hugh) McGloin (Dublin) and Angela Quigley (Tipperary) along with fond cousins and many wonderful friends. Visitation Friday 3 p.m. 9 p.m. Funeral Saturday 8:30 a.m. from Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home, 4950 West 79th St., Burbank to Most Holy Redeemer Church 9525 S. Lawndale, Evergreen Park for a Mass of the Resurrection 9:30 a.m. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made in Elsa's memory to Little Company of Mary Hospice, 9800 Southwest Highway, Oak Lawn, IL 60453. www.sheehyfh.com 708-857-7878