Debra Murphy, age 62, of Tomah, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Gundersen Healthcare Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 16, 1955 to Eugene and Mae (Karls) Schmitz in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Deb married James Murphy on September 4, 1976. They lived in Princeton, Wisconsin where she was a registered EMT and medical assistant. Deb and Jim moved to Tomah in 1994. She was proud to have received her Associate’s Degree in Accounting. She worked as a phlebotomist for Gundersen Lutheran and later the American Red Cross. She loved being a wife, mom, and grandma. Deb was an active and dedicated member of Queen of the Apostles Parish in Tomah. Her faith was unwavering, and she developed many lifelong friends and family through the years at the church. She was a fantastic cook and enjoyed doing embroidery, crafting, gardening, and collecting and refinishing antique items. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband, Jim of Tomah; children, Stacy (Jeremy) Saddison of Pewaukee, and their children, Josie and Lucy, Michelle (fiancé, Terrel Lindsay) Murphy of West Salem, and Katie Murphy of Scottsdale, AZ; mother, Mae Schmitz of Green Bay; brothers, John (Julie) Schmitz of Green Bay, Jim (Michelle) Schmitz of Green Bay, Tom (Jodi) Schmitz of Green Bay; and sisters, Annette Wilkinson of Appleton and Lisa (Tom) Niermann of Green Bay. She is further survived by many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by father, Eugene; sisters, Cindy and Patti Schmitz; and nephew, Adam Tilkens.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, October 31, 2018, 10:30 a.m. at Queen of the Apostle Parish in Tomah, Wisconsin. Monsignor Richard Gilles will officiate. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Tomah, Wisconsin. Friends and family are invited for visitation Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 4:00 until 7:00 pm with rosary beginning at 4:00 pm at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah. Visitation will also be held on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Queen of the Apostles School or the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be offered at www. torkelsonfuneralhome.com.
“Mourning the loss of our sister, Deb, this morning. She was an amazing mother, daughter, wife, sister, grandmother, and friend. She was a woman who walked and lived with Christian faith. In November, 2013, as our nephew, Adam lay in a coma prior to his death; we talked of God and matters of faith. She told me then that she was prepared to meet her Maker, not knowing that less than one month later she would be diagnosed with aggressive tcell lymphoma and be fighting for her life. We are eternally grateful to the doctors and medical staff who fought the battle alongside her and gave her the gift of nearly five additional years of life. During this time, she and her husband, Jim were blessed with the opportunity to see their eldest daughter, Stacy, marry Jeremy; to welcome their two granddaughters, Josie and Lucy; to see their middle daughter, Michelle, become engaged to the love of her life, Terrel; and the joy of seeing their youngest daughter, Katie, realize her potential as a Nuclear Med Tech at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Cancer may have robbed her of her physical body, but her spirit and legacy of love, strength, hope and faith in a merciful God will remain with those of us who mourn her loss along with the aching void she leaves behind.
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for former things are passed away.”
Revelation 21:4
Deb married James Murphy on September 4, 1976. They lived in Princeton, Wisconsin where she was a registered EMT and medical assistant. Deb and Jim moved to Tomah in 1994. She was proud to have received her Associate’s Degree in Accounting. She worked as a phlebotomist for Gundersen Lutheran and later the American Red Cross. She loved being a wife, mom, and grandma. Deb was an active and dedicated member of Queen of the Apostles Parish in Tomah. Her faith was unwavering, and she developed many lifelong friends and family through the years at the church. She was a fantastic cook and enjoyed doing embroidery, crafting, gardening, and collecting and refinishing antique items. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband, Jim of Tomah; children, Stacy (Jeremy) Saddison of Pewaukee, and their children, Josie and Lucy, Michelle (fiancé, Terrel Lindsay) Murphy of West Salem, and Katie Murphy of Scottsdale, AZ; mother, Mae Schmitz of Green Bay; brothers, John (Julie) Schmitz of Green Bay, Jim (Michelle) Schmitz of Green Bay, Tom (Jodi) Schmitz of Green Bay; and sisters, Annette Wilkinson of Appleton and Lisa (Tom) Niermann of Green Bay. She is further survived by many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by father, Eugene; sisters, Cindy and Patti Schmitz; and nephew, Adam Tilkens.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, October 31, 2018, 10:30 a.m. at Queen of the Apostle Parish in Tomah, Wisconsin. Monsignor Richard Gilles will officiate. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Tomah, Wisconsin. Friends and family are invited for visitation Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 4:00 until 7:00 pm with rosary beginning at 4:00 pm at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah. Visitation will also be held on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Queen of the Apostles School or the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be offered at www. torkelsonfuneralhome.com.
“Mourning the loss of our sister, Deb, this morning. She was an amazing mother, daughter, wife, sister, grandmother, and friend. She was a woman who walked and lived with Christian faith. In November, 2013, as our nephew, Adam lay in a coma prior to his death; we talked of God and matters of faith. She told me then that she was prepared to meet her Maker, not knowing that less than one month later she would be diagnosed with aggressive tcell lymphoma and be fighting for her life. We are eternally grateful to the doctors and medical staff who fought the battle alongside her and gave her the gift of nearly five additional years of life. During this time, she and her husband, Jim were blessed with the opportunity to see their eldest daughter, Stacy, marry Jeremy; to welcome their two granddaughters, Josie and Lucy; to see their middle daughter, Michelle, become engaged to the love of her life, Terrel; and the joy of seeing their youngest daughter, Katie, realize her potential as a Nuclear Med Tech at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Cancer may have robbed her of her physical body, but her spirit and legacy of love, strength, hope and faith in a merciful God will remain with those of us who mourn her loss along with the aching void she leaves behind.
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for former things are passed away.”
Revelation 21:4
Debra Murphy, age 62, of Tomah, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Gundersen Healthcare Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 16, 1955 to Eugene and Mae (Karls) Schmitz in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Deb married James Murphy on September 4, 1976. They lived in Princeton, Wisconsin where she was a registered EMT and medical assistant. Deb and Jim moved to Tomah in 1994. She was proud to have received her Associate’s Degree in Accounting. She worked as a phlebotomist for Gundersen Lutheran and later the American Red Cross. She loved being a wife, mom, and grandma. Deb was an active and dedicated member of Queen of the Apostles Parish in Tomah. Her faith was unwavering, and she developed many lifelong friends and family through the years at the church. She was a fantastic cook and enjoyed doing embroidery, crafting, gardening, and collecting and refinishing antique items. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband, Jim of Tomah; children, Stacy (Jeremy) Saddison of Pewaukee, and their children, Josie and Lucy, Michelle (fiancé, Terrel Lindsay) Murphy of West Salem, and Katie Murphy of Scottsdale, AZ; mother, Mae Schmitz of Green Bay; brothers, John (Julie) Schmitz of Green Bay, Jim (Michelle) Schmitz of Green Bay, Tom (Jodi) Schmitz of Green Bay; and sisters, Annette Wilkinson of Appleton and Lisa (Tom) Niermann of Green Bay. She is further survived by many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by father, Eugene; sisters, Cindy and Patti Schmitz; and nephew, Adam Tilkens.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, October 31, 2018, 10:30 a.m. at Queen of the Apostle Parish in Tomah, Wisconsin. Monsignor Richard Gilles will officiate. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Tomah, Wisconsin. Friends and family are invited for visitation Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 4:00 until 7:00 pm with rosary beginning at 4:00 pm at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah. Visitation will also be held on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Queen of the Apostles School or the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be offered at www. torkelsonfuneralhome.com.
“Mourning the loss of our sister, Deb, this morning. She was an amazing mother, daughter, wife, sister, grandmother, and friend. She was a woman who walked and lived with Christian faith. In November, 2013, as our nephew, Adam lay in a coma prior to his death; we talked of God and matters of faith. She told me then that she was prepared to meet her Maker, not knowing that less than one month later she would be diagnosed with aggressive tcell lymphoma and be fighting for her life. We are eternally grateful to the doctors and medical staff who fought the battle alongside her and gave her the gift of nearly five additional years of life. During this time, she and her husband, Jim were blessed with the opportunity to see their eldest daughter, Stacy, marry Jeremy; to welcome their two granddaughters, Josie and Lucy; to see their middle daughter, Michelle, become engaged to the love of her life, Terrel; and the joy of seeing their youngest daughter, Katie, realize her potential as a Nuclear Med Tech at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Cancer may have robbed her of her physical body, but her spirit and legacy of love, strength, hope and faith in a merciful God will remain with those of us who mourn her loss along with the aching void she leaves behind.
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for former things are passed away.”
Revelation 21:4
Deb married James Murphy on September 4, 1976. They lived in Princeton, Wisconsin where she was a registered EMT and medical assistant. Deb and Jim moved to Tomah in 1994. She was proud to have received her Associate’s Degree in Accounting. She worked as a phlebotomist for Gundersen Lutheran and later the American Red Cross. She loved being a wife, mom, and grandma. Deb was an active and dedicated member of Queen of the Apostles Parish in Tomah. Her faith was unwavering, and she developed many lifelong friends and family through the years at the church. She was a fantastic cook and enjoyed doing embroidery, crafting, gardening, and collecting and refinishing antique items. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband, Jim of Tomah; children, Stacy (Jeremy) Saddison of Pewaukee, and their children, Josie and Lucy, Michelle (fiancé, Terrel Lindsay) Murphy of West Salem, and Katie Murphy of Scottsdale, AZ; mother, Mae Schmitz of Green Bay; brothers, John (Julie) Schmitz of Green Bay, Jim (Michelle) Schmitz of Green Bay, Tom (Jodi) Schmitz of Green Bay; and sisters, Annette Wilkinson of Appleton and Lisa (Tom) Niermann of Green Bay. She is further survived by many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by father, Eugene; sisters, Cindy and Patti Schmitz; and nephew, Adam Tilkens.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, October 31, 2018, 10:30 a.m. at Queen of the Apostle Parish in Tomah, Wisconsin. Monsignor Richard Gilles will officiate. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Tomah, Wisconsin. Friends and family are invited for visitation Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 4:00 until 7:00 pm with rosary beginning at 4:00 pm at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah. Visitation will also be held on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Queen of the Apostles School or the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be offered at www. torkelsonfuneralhome.com.
“Mourning the loss of our sister, Deb, this morning. She was an amazing mother, daughter, wife, sister, grandmother, and friend. She was a woman who walked and lived with Christian faith. In November, 2013, as our nephew, Adam lay in a coma prior to his death; we talked of God and matters of faith. She told me then that she was prepared to meet her Maker, not knowing that less than one month later she would be diagnosed with aggressive tcell lymphoma and be fighting for her life. We are eternally grateful to the doctors and medical staff who fought the battle alongside her and gave her the gift of nearly five additional years of life. During this time, she and her husband, Jim were blessed with the opportunity to see their eldest daughter, Stacy, marry Jeremy; to welcome their two granddaughters, Josie and Lucy; to see their middle daughter, Michelle, become engaged to the love of her life, Terrel; and the joy of seeing their youngest daughter, Katie, realize her potential as a Nuclear Med Tech at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Cancer may have robbed her of her physical body, but her spirit and legacy of love, strength, hope and faith in a merciful God will remain with those of us who mourn her loss along with the aching void she leaves behind.
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for former things are passed away.”
Revelation 21:4
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