Loretta Murphy

MURPHY, LORETTA, beloved wife of 50 years of the late Alan Murphy, devoted mother of Ann (Paul) Bolesta and Alan Paul (Jennifer) Murphy, loving grandmother of Emily Bolesta, dear sister of Jack (Margie)Shoemaker and the late Dolores Shoemaker and Vincent (Gladys) Shoemaker. Thursday, March 26, 2009, in Richmond, VA, age 91. A truly kind and gentle person who loved life and always kept her cheerful composure, Loretta touched the lives of all around her and will be missed by many. Friends may call at the Hodapp Funeral Home, 6041 Hamilton Ave., College Hill, Monday 6-8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial St. Boniface Church, Northside, Tuesday 10 a.m. Memorials may be made to the American Parkinson Disease Assn., 135 Parkinson Avenue Staten Island, NY 10305.