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Dolores Darlene Murphy
DOLORES DARLENE MURPHY
Cascade
Dolores Darlene Murphy, 90, of Cascade, Iowa, passed away, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at her home in Cascade, Iowa.
Visitation for Dolores will be from
10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 13, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa.
Social distancing will be followed, as recommended by federal and state guidelines. Face masks are required to attend the visitation. Anyone interested in sending memorials may send them to Reiff Funeral Home, Attention: Dolores Murphy Family at P.O. Box 430, Cascade, IA 52033.
Services for Dolores will be held at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, March 13, at Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa, with Deacon Ray Noonan presiding. Burial will be held in the Hopkinton Cemetery in Hopkinton, Iowa.
She was born Oct. 3, 1930, in Delhi, Iowa, daughter and George and Irene (Miller) Sugden. She is a graduate of Hopkinton High School. On July 13, 1950, she was united in marriage to John Murphy in Delhi, Iowa. He preceded her in death on Oct. 7, 2008.
Dolores was a homemaker and she devoted her life to her husband, children and grandchildren to whom she loved dearly. She enjoyed reading, sewing and gardening. Dolores was happiest when she was working and truly enjoyed the fruits of her labor. While raising their family, John and Dolores enjoyed taking family camping trips, fishing, attending annual Old Threshers Reunions and Airshow in Osh Kosh, Wis. After John's retirement, the couple enjoyed traveling to Florida, Arizona, Colorado and Alaska.
She is survived by six children, Mary (Chris) Newman of Willow, Alaska, Audrey (Marvin) Gerjets of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Debra Murphy of Clarence, Iowa, Hope Murphy-Kisling of Dyersville, Iowa, Patrick (Kim Maiers) Murphy of Peosta, Iowa, and Jennifer (Tom) Breitbach of Onslow, Iowa; 12 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a brother-in-law, Carl Muhlhausen of Maquoketa, Iowa.
She is also preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three daughters, Pamela, Bridget and Elizabeth Murphy; and two sisters, Elva "Lucille" (Harold) Wheeler and JoAnn Muhlhausen.
A video tribute may be viewed and online condolences may be sent to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com.
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