Patrick Murphy, 98

January 03, 2019

Patrick Murphy, 98, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at St. Anne’s Retirement Community. Born in County Galway, Ireland, he was a son of the late Michael Thomas and Margaret (Diskin) Murphy and emigrated to the US in 1948. Patrick was the beloved husband of the late Anne T. (Connolly) Murphy, and together they shared 62 years of marriage at the time of her passing in July, 2013.
Patrick was a devoted husband and father. He had a love of sports both American and Irish. He enjoyed his many visits home to Ireland and family. He was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Lancaster.
Patrick is survived by his children, Patricia Murphy and her husband Richard Eisenhart of Lititz; Geralyn Murphy of Etters; and Kevin Murphy and his wife Annette of Hawthorne, NJ. Also surviving are his grandchildren Aisling, Ciara, Scott, Kasey, Kelly and Michael. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Margaret Anne Murphy, a grandson, Cormac Hall, his brothers Thomas and Michael, and a sister, Kathleen Fleming.
The family wishes to extend many thanks to the staff at St. Anne’s Retirement Community for the care and support given to Patrick over his last years there.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, January 7, 2019, at 11:30 AM at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Nanuet, NY, with burial to follow. The family requests that flowers be omitted.