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Marguerite Murphy Obituary

Murphy, Marguerite

Marguerite A. "Peg" Murphy nee Gilchrist, age 80, late of Tinley Park formerly of Dolton. Beloved wife of the late John "Jack" Murphy. Loving mother of Tim (Diane) Murphy, Mike (Debbie) Murphy, and Patricia (Matt) Mraz. Devoted grandmother of Ryan, Renee, John, and Faith Murphy, and Derek and Patrick Mraz. Loving daughter of the late Frank and Marguerite Gilchrist. Dear sister of Kathleen (late Frank) O'Connor. Dear sister-in-law of Mary (late Ben) Lettiere and Helen (late Bill) Donnelly. Kind aunt of many nieces and nephews. Past president of St. Jude the Apostle Womens Club and Mount Carmel Mothers Club. Graduate of Mercy H.S. '59 and retired Jewel food store employee, 25 yrs. Visitation Tuesday, 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral Wednesday, 10:15 a.m. from Thornridge Funeral Home (Janusz Family Funeral Service), 14318 S. LaGrange Rd., (Northbound traffic: U-turn permitted at 143rd St.) Orland Park to St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr Church, 17500 84th Ave, Tinley Park, Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m., Rev. John P. Boivin, celebrant. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Memorials to the Loss program of Catholic Charities or Mount Carmel High School appreciated. 708-460-2300 or thornridgefuneralhomes.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jun. 20, 2022.

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Pat Thompson

June 22, 2022

She will be missed. May the Perpetual Light shine upon her.

Debby

June 21, 2022

I have known Peg for quite some time. She is mother to my brother-in-law, mother-in-law to my sister and grandmother to my niece and nephew. Needless to say I saw her in each of these roles, and she sure juggled all these roles with such ease and joy. Peg was a pure delight to be around. I will miss her exciting Christmas cards, in addition to the toffee she’d faithfully send my parents. She always showed such a genuine concern if one of my family members was unable to attend a function. I will miss Peg so much. We’ve already experienced a couple functions without her because she was so sick and it’s just not the same. I am thankful for the time I was able to spend around her.
Debby & Tav

I Love you Aunt Peggy

Jim (Jimmy) Miller

June 21, 2022

Aunt Peggy was an amazing woman. I Love her very much and I miss her dearly. My Love and condolences to everyone. Tim, Mike, Patty and your beautiful families. I’m proud to call all of you family.

Debby & Tav

June 21, 2022

I have known Peg for quite some time. She is mother to my brother-in-law, mother-in-law to my sister and grandmother to my niece and nephew. Needless to say I saw her in each of these roles, and she sure juggled all these roles with such ease and joy. Peg was a pure delight to be around. I will miss her exciting Christmas cards, in addition to the toffee she´d faithfully send my parents. She always showed such a genuine concern if one of my family members was unable to attend a function. I will miss Peg so much. We´ve already experienced a couple functions without her because she was so sick and it´s just not the same. I am thankful for the time I was able to spend around her.
Debby & Tav

Lori Miller-Stinchfield

June 21, 2022

Condolences to the Murphy family! I will miss Peg but she will be alive in my memories of the fun times and laughter we shared so many years ago. We will meet again in our heavenly home.

Joleen Farnesi

June 21, 2022

Beautiful Murphy Family, I'm sorry for your loss of mom. Mrs. Murphy, great lady, good friend to my mom, Eileen. I loved the display of pictures. Your mom really was a strong blessed woman from God. Her neighbors from Evers always injoyed her company. She was truly admired and loved. Godbless the Murphy family.

Pat & Tom Wascher

June 21, 2022

Our condolences on the loss of Peggy. We will always remember her as a most generous, kind person. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.

John Murphy

June 21, 2022

Grandma Peg, I can´t explain enough in words how much of a blessing you were in my life, so many great memories and the lessons you taught me will stick with me forever, one thing I´ll always remember was how much dedication and a hard worker you were with everything you didSome of the funniest memories with you never wanting to get your hair wet in the pool, always wanting to get KFC, the list goes on with all these fantastic memories and I wouldn´t change any of them for the world, I´ll always love you grandma Peg, and I can´t thank you enough for the blessing you were in my life,
Your grandson John.

Rev. Gerard Kelly, C.M.

June 21, 2022

On behalf of Catholic Charities, I would like to express my sincere condolences on your loss. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. May you find comfort in knowing that Marguerite is now at peace.

Faith Murphy

June 21, 2022

I´ll will forever remember you. I will never open a present and not hesitate to "save the bow" nor will I ever look at the color teal and not think about you. I will forever cherish our memories, your advice and your selfless and caring heart. We love you and will miss you.

Carole Hogan

June 21, 2022

Knew Peg for 66 yrs. The best friend a person was lucky to have. She was so loved by all. Will miss you Peg.

Renee Murphy

June 21, 2022

I´ll never forget our Tuesday night drives to Irish dancing, long shopping days, family vacations, and Christmas mornings at Grandma Peg´s. I will cherish those great memories forever. We will miss you

Jean Coughlin

June 20, 2022

My condolences to Peg's family. As you all know, she was a really special lady to many. I had the pleasure of texting with her the last few months while her medical problems were difficult. She was a trooper through it all. I will miss her a lot.

Kathy O´Connor

June 20, 2022

I will miss all our long talks, your advice, our trips and shopping days, our game days, our sharing of memories and most of all knowing you were there to talk to at any time. I´m really gonna miss you

Brandy and Family

June 20, 2022

We are so sorry for your loss. Our favorite memory will always be seeing her sweet smiling face and greeting the kids off of the bus. She made us look forward to going to the stop. She was always sweet to the kids and they loved seeing her when she was at the Mraz house. She is going to be missed. We are just so blessed we got to know her.

The March Family

June 20, 2022

Great memories of your mom. Praying for all of you during this difficult time.

Dennis /Deanne Cahill

June 20, 2022

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Stanley Long

June 20, 2022

So sorry for your loss, we are praying for God's comfort for you and the family.

Gil Hannon

June 20, 2022

So sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace.

The Staff of Thornridge Funeral Home

June 21, 2022

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

Tom & Marie Cooney London

June 20, 2022

Sincere sympathy to all the family at this very sad time. May she rest in peace.

Lynda Tanis for Barbara Fayta

June 19, 2022

My Mom, Barbara Fayta, was great friends with Peg Murphy since we grew up in Dolton many years ago. They would still talk, call and get together every so often. Then my Mom´s memory started going bad before my Dad passed away about seven years ago. Her memory is not so good so we look at a lot of photos, that helps. She still talks fondly of her great friends from St. Jude and the old neighborhood. Peg was always a kind and caring person and loved by so many people.

Pat and Lee Olson

June 19, 2022

So sorry to hear of Pegs death. Got to text her last week, I´m happy for that. Our deepest sympathies to her family

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Jun

21

Visitation

3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Thornridge Funeral Home of Orland Park (Janusz Family Funeral Service)

14318 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park, IL 60462

Jun

22

Funeral

10:15 a.m.

Thornridge Funeral Home of Orland Park (Janusz Family Funeral Service)

14318 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park, IL 60462

Jun

22

Mass of Christian Burial

11:00 a.m.

St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr Church

17500 84th Ave, Tinley Park, IL

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Thornridge Funeral Home of Orland Park (Janusz Family Funeral Service)

14318 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park, IL 60462

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