Murphy, James Edward

Other Events:

• Military Service: Between 1946 and 1948
• Obituary: 11 Jul 2010

Notes:

Military Service:
He served in the armed forces from 1946 to 1948 as a Second Lieutenant, and Provost Marshall of Wisconsin from 1952 to 1953.

Obituary:
James Edward Murphy, passed away July 8, 2010, at the age of 81. Loving husband for 55 years of Shirley (Nee Kittleson). Loving father of Joanne (John) Klaiber, Robert, Ronald (Pam) and Mary (Peter) Jensema. Grandfather of Brian, Stephanie, Sharon and Morgan. Brother of Richard (Linda), the late Thomas (Betty), Pat Van Gruensven, and Mary (Vern) Sorenson. Brother-in-law of Dorothy (the late Earl) Kittleson. Uncle of Kristi (Tom) Cornett and Mark Kittleson. Also survived by many other relatives and friends.
Jim was born in De Pere, Wis., on Nov. 14, 1928. He served in the armed forces from 1946 to 1948 as a Second Lieutenant, and Provost Marshall of Wisconsin from 1952 to 1953. He is a graduate of UW Madison and was an employee of Allen-Bradley for 33 years as the project manager of corporate quality engineering. He was an officer of the American Society of Quality Control. He also taught statistics at MSOE and UWM. He loved working at the State Fair, volunteering at the Wehr Nature Center for many years, and volunteering at St. John's Lutheran Church.
Visitation Tuesday, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, (S. 68th St & Forest Home Ave.) with funeral service at 11 a.m. Interment to follow in the Church Cemetery. Memorials to St. John's appreciated.
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James married Kittleson, Shirley [Group Sheet]