Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Murphy, Earle W. March 20, 2009
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Lexington Clipper-Herald March 25, 2009
Earle W. “Bill” Murphy, 59, of Johnson Lake, died Friday, March 20, 2009, at 
Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. 

The family has honored Bill’s wishes that his body be cremated.  
 
A memorial service will be Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at Lexington 
Christian Church with Pastor Kyron C. BeDunnah officiating.
   
There will be no visitation.

Survivors include his wife. Chris Murphy of Johnson Lake; one son, Keith 
Murphy of Lexington , one daughter, Tina (Kyia) Friesen of Denver, Colo.; four 
grandchildren, Cambria and Jacob Friesen of Denver and K.J. and Shon Murphy of 
Lexington.; two brothers, Larry Murphy of Koszta, Iowa,  Ron Murphy of Cedar 
Rapids, Iowa; three sisters, Marlene Sloan of Victor, Iowa, Marvel (Larry) 
Schafbuch of Koszta, Iowa; Grace Tatge of Belle Plaine, Iowa; brothers-in-law 
and sisters-in-law, Gary (Sandy) Buehler of Johnson Lake, Cheryl (Art) Jones 
of Plainfield, Ill., and nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.   
Bill was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Laverne.  

He was born June 7, 1949, at Des Moines, Iowa to Clifford Emil and Edith 
(Kluver) Murphy.  
  
Bill grew up in Benton and Iowa Counties of Iowa until he was a junior in high 
school, and then moved with his family to Aitken, Minn., where he graduated 
from high school in 1967.  He was united in marriage to his high school 
sweetheart, Christine Buehler on June 29, 1970, at Victor, Iowa.  Two children 
were blessed to this marriage, Keith and Tina. 
  
Bill and Chris lived in Iowa, Minnesota and Colorado prior to settling at 
Johnson Lake in 2005. In making the move from Iowa to Colorado, they were 
involved in Christian Camping Ministry in Estes Park for six years.  Then they 
both worked for North Shore Health Care Facility in Loveland for five years. 
The couple purchased their cabin at the lake in 2003.  He was a carpenter by 
trade and owned his own business for 25 years. 

When they moved to Nebraska, Bill started working for Service Master and then 
moved to maintenance at the Lexington High School.  This is where his love and 
care for kids grew into lasting friendships and they developed a mutual 
respect for each other.  He was able to interact with the students in the 
halls and during detention, where he challenged and loved them.  Many of these 
young people were the subject of Bill’s constant prayers. 
  
He loved God’s word and lived his life walking in Christ’s love.  His church 
and family were his mainstays.  He was a faithful member of Lexington 
Christian Church where he served as Deacon.  Bill loved the lake and spent 
hours planning his next landscaping project dreamt of catching the “big one”.  

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