Claire H. Murphy

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Claire Murphy Obituary

MURPHY, Claire H.
Of Sacramento County, born August 19, 1928, and passed November 8, 2008. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois. Preceded in death by her parents, Henry J. and Rose M. Chesney, and brother Raymond H. Chesney. Claire graduated from St. Johns School of Nursing affiliated with St. Louis University. From St. Louis, Missouri, Claire transferred to San Francisco, California and obtained her B.S. degree from the University of San Francisco. After meeting her husband, John P. Murphy in San Francisco, they married May 17, 1958, in Kansas City, Kansas. After two years in Kansas City, they returned to California where they happily lived in Sacramento. Claire is survived by her beloved husband, John "Jack" Murphy; six children: Kathleen Pitts (Gary), Patricia Brandt (Edward), Michael Murphy (Wendy), Ellen Agnew (Brian), Dan Murphy (Dawn), and Colleen Peterson (Todd), and twelve grandchildren: Catherine Pitts, Bill Pitts, Ryan Murphy, Nolan Murphy, Cara Agnew, John Agnew, Brendan Agnew, Raquel Murphy, Sean Murphy, Colin Murphy, McKenna Peterson and Logan Peterson.

Claire's nursing career lasted 46 years of service, doing everything she ever wanted to do. A unique, creative and free-spirited person, who touched lives with canvas color and an appreciation for health, art, travel, nature and beautiful music. Claire dearly loved her family gatherings with all her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed stretching the mind as well as the body for spiritual awareness experiencing adventure and discovery along the way. Claire was a member of the Crocker Art Museum Association and San Francisco Symphony.

A Mass of Requiem will be held on Monday, November 17, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. at St. Mel's Catholic Church, 4745 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fair Oaks, California. The family wishes to thank St. Mel's and Sutter VNA and Hospice for the excellent spiritual and physical assistance. At Claire's request, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to any charity of your choice.

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Published by The Sacramento Bee from Nov. 14 to Nov. 16, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Claire Murphy

8 Entries

Bianca Kam

November 28, 2008

To Katheleen, Gary, Catherine, Bill and the Murphy family,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Love from Dan, Bianca & Jennifer Yau

Roy McAlister

November 21, 2008

Claire's Family
I worked with Claire on evening shift at RH Hospital. She was a joy to work with and we made a good nursing team.
I know she was a great mother and wife and she was very much a professional and skilled nurse.
I was unaware that she had been ill.
My heart goes out to her Husband and Children.
Roy McAlister LVN

June Gilding

November 16, 2008

Me and my families deepest sympahty go out to you at this time.

Claire was the most wonderful, beautiful, bravest women I've ever had the gift of knowing.

Jack my heart is with you!
(David's daughter)

Kerry Geoffroy

November 15, 2008

Claire was a person who inspired so many people. I loved your mom, she was a great mom and I am so sorry for your loss. I have been thinking of Kathleen and Natalie lately. i miss you.

Diana Perez & son Daniel

November 14, 2008

To My Godfather Jack & Family,
Dan/Annie Perez & family would like to extend Our Deepest Sympathy in the Loss of your Loving & Beautiful Wife, Mother & Grandmother. "Thank you" for the friendship, love and support you have given our family over the years. May Our Lord and Our Lady comfort all of you during this time of sorrow.

Godmother Claire,
Come to her assistance, ye Saints of God, come forth to meet her,
ye Angels of the Lord, receiving her soul, offer it in the sight of the Most High. May Christ receive thee who has called thee, and may the Angels lead thee into Abraham's bosom. Eternal rest grant unto her
O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. Amen.

Love,

Matt White

November 14, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

Matt and Linda White

Gail Hart

November 14, 2008

To Claire's Family,
I knew your wife/mother from her visitations to Lino at Kinections. I had the extreme pleasure of "working with her" to give her some home exercises. She was such a wonderful woman. I always enjoyed seeing her and talking with her. I had no idea of what her chronological age was because she had the joie de vie of a young woman. We at Kinections will miss her, too.
My condolences to all of you.
Gail Hart, Personal Trainer, Kinections

Barb Entz

November 14, 2008

To the Murphy family:

We wanted to express our deepest sympathies on the loss of your mother. We both know the incredible pain you are going through right now. We can tell you from experience, it never goes away, it just becomes more bearable with time.

Your mother was a beautiful person and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved (and grew up with) her.

Please know that we are thinking of you and we are here for you should you need anything.

Barb & Ed

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