OBITUARY: Leo Patrick "Pat" Murphy 1924-1997, Mitchell County, Iowa


                       Leo Patrick "Pat" Murphy
                                 
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[Mason City Globe Gazette; circa December 1, 1997 ]
                           
                          L. Patrick Murphy

RICEVILLE -- L. Patrick Murphy, 73, of Riceville, died Sunday (Nov. 30,
1997) at home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, Riceville, with the Rev. John Mosier,
officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery.  Visitation will
begin after 5 p.m. today at the Conway Funeral Home, with a 7:30 p.m.
Scripture service.

L. Patrick Murphy was born Nov. 13, 1924, in Dunlap.

Survivors include his wife, Lois, Riceville; one daughter, Lynda Foster,
of Riceville; two sons, Thomas Murphy and Timothy Murphy, both of Ruthven;
10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one br....

He was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson, three brothers, and
one sister.





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[Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette; December 6, 1997 ]

                       Leo Patrick "Pat" Murphy

RICEVILLE -- Leo Patrick "Pat" Murphy, 73, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 1997, at
his home in Riceville, Iowa.

Leo Patrick Murphy was born on Nov. 13, 1924, in Dunlap, Iowa, the son of
John and Ann (O'Connor) Murphy.

He graduated from Dunlap High School. He worked at John Deere as a core
maker, worked at Rath Packing Plant, and owned and operated Murphy’s Tavern
in Riceville.

On July 18, 1949, he was united in marriage to Lois Armstrong at St. John's
Church in Waterloo, Iowa.

They lived in Waterloo, Iowa, and Wykoff, Minn., before moving to Riceville
in 1955.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Howard County Conservation
Board and the Riceville Fire Department. He also operated a concession
stand at many of the county fairs and stock car races.

He is survived by his wife, Lois; one daughter, Lynda Foster of Riceville;
two sons, Thomas and his wife, Jan, and Timothy and his wife, Penny, all of
Ruthven; 10 grandchildren, Chad, Stephanie, Todd . . . .

Pat was preceded in death by his parents; one grandson, Shawn Murphy; three
brothers, Edward, Eugene and John; and one sister, JoAnn Heubner.




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