Karen Murphy Obituary

Karen Murphy attended Newburgh Free Academy High School in Newburgh, NY. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Karen Murphy.

Graduation Year	Class of 1980
Date of Passing	Dec 21, 2006
About	Karen Murphy, of Cornwall-on-Hudson, formerly a longtime resident of the Town of Newburgh, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2006 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. She was 44. Daughter of Leverett S. Murphy and the late Audrey A. Knapp Murphy, she was born April 26, 1962 in West Point. Karen was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys and enjoyed her beloved frog collection. She loved her family, especially her nieces and nephews. She will be dearly missed and we will cherish her memory forever. She is survived by her father, Leverett S. Murphy of Newburgh; sisters, Laura Sheposh and her husband, James, Amy Murphy and Ellen Murphy all of Newburgh; nieces, Colleen, Gillian and Caitlyn; nephew, Liam; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27 at Brooks Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Ave. Newburgh. A funeral service will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Cremation will take place at Cedar Hill Crematory, Newburgh. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Karen may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memorial and Honor Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105-1942