Kathleen Eileen Murphy, nee O’Connor, WW II veteran, 1st Lt. U.S. Army Nurse Corps, decorated with the European/African/Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and WW II Victory Medal, beloved wife of the late John J. Murphy, Sgt. CPD; loving mother of John J. Jr. (Lynn), Mary Beth, Kevin P., CPD and Kathleen P.; fond grandmother of Carol Murphy; dearest sister of Mother Patricia O’Connor, Sisters of the Divine Spirit and 11 siblings who preceded her; loving aunt of many O’Connor, Shanahan and Walsh nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews; loving friend and neighbor to Mrs. William Kempf and family; loving caregiver to the children of Shriners Hospital; proud daughter of the late Elizabeth and Daniel L. O’Connor, CPD and Ancient Order of Hibernians, and by her father’s example a lifelong Irish Patriot. Funeral Friday, 8:45 a.m. from Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 6150 N. Cicero Ave., to St. Francis Borgia Church, 8033 W. Addison, Chicago for Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday and Thursday, from 1 to 9 p.m. Memorials to Rainbow Hospice, 444 N. Northwest Hwy., Ste., 145, Park Ridge, IL 60068, appreciated. 773-736-3833
