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 Joseph Gerald Murphy Sr, son of Andrew Bernerd Murphy and Clarenda Ethel Rooney.Born 29 Sep 1912 Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, died 12 Aug 2008 Appleton, Swift County, Minnesota, age 95 years Joseph Murphy Sr. Sept. 29, 1912 - Aug. 12, 2008 APPLETON -- Joseph Murphy Sr., 95, of Appleton, died Tuesday at Appleton Area Health Services-Nursing Home. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Catholic Church in Appleton. Burial will be at the Appleton City Cemetery. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are by Zniewski Funeral Home-Vaala Chapel in Appleton. He was born Sept. 29, 1912, in St. Paul. At the age of 9, he went to live with the Andrew and Clorinda Murphy family on a farm near St. Cloud. He married Emma Elizabeth Bohlman on March 29, 1937, in Moorhead. They lived in Casselton, N.D. He worked for the Great Northern Railroad for many years. They moved in 1951 to the Twin Cities area where Joe worked for North Star Bus Company in St. Paul as a bus driver and mechanic. He later moved to Newport and worked at Dahlen Transport Company as a mechanic for many years. In 1983, they moved to Holloway and later to Appleton. Following retirement they spent winters in Arizona and Texas. He is survived by three children: Joseph (and MaryAnne) Murphy of Cottage Grove, Donna (and John) Powers of Montevideo and Colleen (and Duane) Powell of Appleton; daughter-in-law: Margaret Murphy of Appleton; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two sisters: Myra Scherer of Cold Spring and Mildred (and Virgil) Egerman of St. Cloud. He is preceded in death by his wife: Emma, on May 28, 2004; son: Donald Murphy; two daughters: Joanne Murphy and Patricia Arndt; three brothers; and one sister. Married 29 Mar 1937 Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, age 24 years (married 67 years) to:  Emma Elizabeth Bohlman, age by marriage 18 yearsBorn 8 Feb 1919 Casselton, Cass County, North Dakota, died 28 May 2004 Appleton, Swift County, Minnesota, age 85 years Children: 3. Joanne Mary MurphyBorn 14 Nov 1942 West Fargo, North Dakota, died 1 Jul 1944 Casselton, North Dakota, age 1 year and 7 months and 2 weeks and 3 days | |||