Denning, Eileen Frances (Murphy) (1939 - 2022)

DENNING, MURPHY, BABBITT, KOCK, MEIS, ROBERTCHT, SWEENEY, CORRIN, MCCARTHY, INGRAHAM, MCDONALD, FISCHER, MCCARTHY, LAHOOD, DERMODYOTHER, KAUP

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/8/2022 at 14:09:11

Name of deceased: Eileen Frances Denning (nee Murphy)

Aged: 83 yrs, 1 mo, 27 days

Residence: Avoca, Pottawattamie County, IA

Born: June 4, 1939; Stuart, Holt County, NE

Died: Sunday, July 31, 2022; Cass County Memorial Hospital, Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022; St. Mary's Catholic Church, Avoca, IA; burial was at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Neola. Pottawattamie County, IA

Survived by: Children, Julie Babbitt (spouse, Vaughn) of Emerson, IA, Jennifer Kock (spouse, Steve) of Hancock, IA, Tony Denning (spouse, Kathy) of Avoca, IA, Maureen Meis (spouse, Conrad) of Algona, IA, Ted Denning (spouse, Stacie) of Neola, IA, James Denning (spouse, Katie) of Waukee, IA and Kelly Denning (spouse, Laura) of Omaha, NE; 20 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; siblings, Cornelius Murphy of Stuart, NE, Henry (spouse, Helen) Murphy of Stuart, NE, Sophie Ingraham of Aurora, CO, Jane (spouse, Tom) LaHood of Omaha, Dr. James (spouse, Cherie) Murphy of Norfolk, NE, Rita Murphy of Paonia, CO and John (spouse, Alissandra) Murphy of New York, NY; brother-in-law, Bernard (spouse, Martha) Denning; sisters-in-law, Pauline Fischer, Angela McDonald, Kathleen (spouse, Mike) Dermodyother; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, J.P. and Sophie (nee Kaup) Murphy; husband, Mick; infant daughter, Sophie; sisters, Betty Ann, Mary Robertcht, and Sr. Maureen Murphy; brother, Frank; sisters-in-law, Edith Murphy, Joan Murphy, Mary Corrine Sweeney, JoAnn Corrin, Leone McCarthy, Carolyn Denning; brothers-in-law, Dick Ingraham, Jack McDonald, Bob Sweeney, Leo Fischer, Don McCarthy, Wally Corrin and Eugene Denning

Education: Attended a one-room country school for their elementary education and then completed her high school education at St. Mary's boarding school in O'Neill, NE; she graduated with the Class of 1956. She then attended the College of St. Mary in Omaha, NE and in 1960, she earned her elementary education degree; she earned her master's degree from Omaha (NE) University in 1967.

Religious affiliation: Faithful member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Stuart, NE; later, she was an active member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Avoca, IA where she served as a lector, Eucharistic minister, CCD teacher and served on the parish council.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Mick Denning; Aug. 3, 1963; St. Boniface Catholic Church, Stuart, NE

Employment: After achieving her degree, Eileen taught in Omaha, NE and Aurora, CO; after her marriage, she taught at Underwood and Tri-Center schools, IA. After her children grew older, Eileen taught at Oakland (IA) elementary school, was a substitute teacher at area schools and worked at REM-Leadway

Hobbies/Interests: An avid reader; Husker football; enjoyed attending her children and grandchildren's activities; crafting with diamond art and learning to play Wordle; she enjoyed maintaining friendships through letter writing, and more recently Facebook and FaceTime.

Sources: knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com