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- [S19] America's Obituaries & Death Notices, (Name: Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;;), Murphy, Lynn James.
Lynn James Murphy, 57, of 10433 Hayes Road, Wattsburg, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pittsburgh, after a brief illness.
He was born Nov. 9, 1943, in Erie, son of the late Martin and Anne Lenze Murphy.
He owned and operated Tradewind Enterprises, an industrial supply company, for the past 16 years. He graduated from Erie Tech Memorial High School and attended Gannon University.
He served in the U.S. Coast Guard in active and reserve duty for a total of 20 years. He participated in Operation Desert Storm.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Billy Simpson Post 470. He enjoyed playing pool and golfing.
Survivors include his wife, Lynn "Sammy" Peebles Murphy , whom he married Oct. 25, 1988; two stepdaughters, Kim Snow of Corry and Denise Miller and her husband, Bill, of Erie; three sisters, Carol Keller and her husband, James , Norma Dinger and her husband, Richard, and Mary Straitwell and her husband, Leonard, all of Erie; three brothers, Dean Murphy and his wife, Monna, of Mesa, Ariz., Neil Murphy and his wife, Shirley, of Zephyrhills, Fla., Martin Murphy and his wife, Susie, of Merced, Calif.; six grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. at Van Matre Family Funeral Home, 105 Walnut St., Waterford. A service will follow at 8 p.m., with the Rev. Will Smith officiating.
Cremation will follow.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2115 W. 38th St., Erie, PA 16508.
Erie Times-News: 20OCT2001
HFA: 13MAR2023
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d. 18 Oct 2001, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA