Joseph ‘Joe’ Murphy of Perry

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Joseph “Joe” Murphy, 72, of Perry passed away Monday, April 15, 2019, at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, Iowa.

Visitation will be Wednesday, April 17 from 1-7 p.m., with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home and Cremation Care in Perry. Burial will be held at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry.

Memorials will be given to the family and may be left at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent at www.carrisfuneralhome.com.

Joe Murphy was born on Aug. 12, 1946, in Perry, Iowa, to Ray Stephen and Mary Josephine (Reel) Murphy.

He attended school at St. Patrick Catholic School and was united in marriage to Mary Ellen Andreasen at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Perry Feb. 7, 1970.

Joe worked at the Milwaukee Railroad and the Woodward Resource Center.

He was a member of the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Perry. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, watching Cubs Baseball and Iowa Hawkeye Basketball.

In death Joe rejoins his parents, Ray and Mary Murphy.

Left to cherish Joe’s memory are his wife, Mary; children, Michael (Tracy) Murphy of Perry and Patrick (Tina) Murphy of Clive; and grandchildren, Emily and Hannah Murphy of Clive.

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