Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Murphy, Joseph Peter August 23, 2019 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net September 11, 2020, 7:52 am Ionia Sentinel Standard-Wed. Aug.23, 2019 JOSEPH MURPHY, 75 Joseph Peter Murphy, 75, of Ionia, passed away August 23, 2019, under the care of Sparrow Hospice. He was born April 1, 1944, in Belding, the son of Joseph and Adele (Neverill) Murphy. He retired from R.J. Tower Automotive in Greenville, enjoyed working on cars, the Detroit Red Winds, doing word search puzzles and spending time with his granddaughters and his dog Teddy. Joseph is survived by his wife Nancy; children Heather Deckard of Belmont, Joseph John Murphy (Cindi Miller) of Ionia and Holly Jo (Roy) Howorth of Ionia; grandchildren Katie, Molly and Erin Deckard, Kala Murphy and Jersey Howorth; two sisters Joann (Lloyd) Baylis of Belding and Nancy (Lorenzo) Huey of Sheridan. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Carol Beech and his nephew Paul Greenway. Private family burial has taken place at Rest Haven Memory Gardens. Arrangements are by the Marshall Funeral Home, Greenville, with complete obituary online at marshallfuneralhomeinc.com, where you can leave a message of condolence for the family. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/murphy38668nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb