Mary Murphy

Mary 'Lynne' Murphy nee Kolb, 89, of Franklin Park, IL, beloved wife of the late Bertice Murphy and the late Thomas Emerson passed away peacefully at home on July 15, 2016.
Mary was born in Buffalo, NY, on July 2, 1927 to Albert Louis Kolb and Elizabeth Estelle Measaw.

Mary is survived by three daughters, Patricia Emerson, Joan (Kenneth) Morys and Margaret Simpson; three grandchildren, Daniel (Nina) Morys, Julie (Scott) Tipton and Andrew (Amy) Morys; four great-grandchildren, Nicole Morys, Danica Morys, William Tipton and Christopher Tipton; her sister, Phyllis Carnutt and niece Amanda (Mark) Moore.

She is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Eleanor George.

A citizen of New Orleans for thirty-two years, Mary loved the annual Mardi Gras celebration where she was crowned Queen of the Neophermenos Krewe (1981). She enjoyed playing cards and dice and spending time with her family.

A Memorial Visitation will be held on October 20, 2016, from 3 P.M. until 8 P.M., at Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematorium, 9568 Belmont Ave., Franklin Park, IL. For more information call 847-678-1950.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Mary's name to Residential Hospice Foundation, 1431 Opus Place, Suite 310, Downers Grove, IL 60515