Sister Mary Alphonsus Murphy d. 1893
MURPHY
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Date: 5/19/2006 at 08:23:23
Davenport Weekly Leader; Davenport, Scott, Iowa; Wednesday, May 8, 1893
OBITUARY
Sister Mary Alphonsus Murphy died on Tuesday at Mercy Hospital. The cause of death was consumption. Sister Alphonsus was born in Wexford, Ireland, and came to Davenport in company with a number of other novices in the fall of 1889. Her brother Dennis Murphy, who had charge of the insane department of the hospital a couple of years ago, but who now resides in Chicago, is the only surviving relative in this country.
The funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Thursday morning in the hospital chamber.
Scott Obituaries maintained by Lynn McCleary.
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