Margaret N. Hyde

Margaret N. Hyde obituary

Margaret N. Hyde

Margaret Hyde Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Gibbons Funeral Home - Elmhurst on Oct. 23, 2025.

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Margaret N. Hyde, nee Murphy, age 89, native of Castletownroche, Co. Cork, Ireland; formerly of Chicago's west side and Hillside; beloved wife of the late Jeremiah A. "Jerry"; loving mother of Timothy (Marita), Nora Dries, Sheila Hyde, Geraldine (Phil) Vahey and the late Mary Mateer; proud grandmother of Jeremy, Marita, Meaghan, Geraldine, Timothy, Julia and Conor and great-grandmother of Carlo, Logan, Riley, Reagan, Dean and Eloise; dear sister of Dick (Betty) Murphy, Nora (the late Stan) Meagher, the late Mary (Tom) Treacy, the late Frances (Mike) O'Leary, and the late Gerdie (Hugh) Doherty; fond sister-in-law and aunt to many. Visitation Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Friends and family will meet Thursday, March 27, 2025, 10:15 a.m. for a Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Alexander Catholic Church, 300 South Cornell, Villa Park. Interment Assumption Catholic Cemetery, Wheaton. In lieu of flowers, donations are gratefully accepted in Margaret's name to Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org and or CancerCare http://www.cancercare.org. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com.

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134 South York Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126

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