Calling Hours
Mass of Christian Burial
Obituary of Marie E. "Midge" Murphy
ILION – Marie “Midge” (Emrich) Murphy, age 100, of
She was born on January 12, 1918, in
Marie “Midge” loved her home on
Surviving family members include her brother, Donald “Don” Emrich, of E. Herkimer; her sister, Irene MacDougall, of Rockledge, FL; her sister-in-law, Virginia Emrich, of Herkimer; many nieces, including Margaret “Peg” Reed, many nephews and cousins; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great grandchildren; and many friends and neighbors in the Adirondack Mountains and the Mohawk Valley.
She was predeceased by her husband; parents; stepson, Kenneth Murphy; her brothers, Norman, Eugene and James Emrich; and her sisters, Dorothy Goodwin and Virginia Smithson.
Calling hours will be held on Monday, February 12, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Applegate-Day & Enea Family Funeral Home’s original location at
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of the Annunciation,
The family wishes to thank the staff at Folts Home, Herkimer, for their excellent care of Marie during her residency in Rehab.
Anyone wishing to share a memory of Marie “Midge”, or add to her online memorial, may go to www.applegateandday.com.
In lieu of flowers, as an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be made to the Church of the Annunciation,
Marie prearranged and entrusted her service arrangements and supervision to her Family Funeral Director and friend, Don Applegate.