Carol Murphy

CAROL MURPHY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Carol Ruth Paul Murphy, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 25, 2009, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Carol was born June 4, 1925, in Potsdam, New York, the daughter of Kyler Paul and Mildred McNulty Paul. She grew up and attended schools in upstate New York. She earned an education degree from the State University of New York at Potsdam in 1945. On September 2, 1950, she married Gerald Francis Murphy of Oswegatchie, New York. They lived in Maryland for 44 years before moving to Pocatello, Idaho, in 1994, where they remained happily married until his death in 2007. She enjoyed the last two years of her life at the Fairwinds-Sandcreek Retirement Community, where she spoke of many new friends and enjoyable events. She is survived by her two sons, Thomas (Dawn) Murphy of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and Timothy (Darla) Murphy of Idaho Falls; a sister, Jane (Phil) Lehrbach of Penfield, New York, and her grandchildren, Austin Murphy and Karen Murphy, both of Idaho Falls, Christa (Patrick) Griffie of Cecilton, MD, Jon Murphy of Philadelphia, PA, and Thomas Murphy of Doylestown, PA; and one great grandchild, Evan Griffie of Cecilton, Maryland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald, and a brother, Robert Paul, of Norwich, New York. Memorial and funeral services will be held in the spring in Harrisville, New York. ---------------------------------------------------- Condolences received online: Lorri French I am so sad to read that Carol passed away. I was her housekeeper when I worked at Fairwinds . . . . she was a sweet lady and will be missed by many. Madge Tomsic Carol was a member of our Video of the Arts Group at Fairwinds. We want to extend our love and sympathy to all of Carol's family. We will miss her so much....she was such a great friend. She always had stories to share that added so much to our musical experience. Her many friends at Fairwinds will miss her most cheerful company. We loved her so much and she brought so much joy to our lives. Madge Tomsic and the members of the Arts group Danielle Mabey (Office Manager at Larsen Dental Care) daniellem@larsendds.com Carol and her late husband Gerald were patients of ours for many years. All of us would like the family to know how much we enjoyed seeing Carol and Gerry on our schedule, it would brighten our day. Many of us felt they were part of our family. They were very special people to all of us. Our deepest condolences go out to their family.