Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Murphy, Robert P. June 21, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. M. shabodeho@aol.com June 27, 2011, 1:45 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on June 23, 2011 Robert P. Murphy QUENTIN Robert P. Murphy, 78, Quentin, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Hospice Unit of the Lebanon VA Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Robert "Murph", was born October 27, 1932, in Bellefonte, son of the late Robert Russell and Elizabeth Killeen Murphy. He served as a staff sergeant in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1954. Murph graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in business administration in 1958. He retired after 25 years of service as business manager, Commonwealth Campuses, The Pennsylvania State University. He was an avid hunter and fly fisherman with a love for bamboo rods. He enjoyed camping and the out-of-doors with his family. In addition, Murph had a passion for refinishing furniture and collecting antiques. Murph is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, M. Joanna Garbrick Murphy; daughter, Kelly Anne Murphy Grotzinger, wife of Timothy L. Grotzinger, Manheim; brother, Charles E., husband of Linda Murphy, Centre Hall. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend Murph's memorial service on Friday, June 24, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. from Ruffner-Porterfield Funeral Directors & Cremation Services, 890 Isabel Drive, (next to Quentin Circle), Lebanon, with Rev. Barry S. Kendall officiating. Private interment will be held in the Quentin Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances may be made in Murph's memory to the Hospice Unit of the Lebanon VA Medical Center or the American Cancer Society. Published in Lebanon Daily News on June 23, 2011 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb