The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-10-26
DIED

sunday afternoon, october *, at $50
o'clock, Bernard M. Murphy, chairman
of the town of Cato. passed away at his
farm home in the town mentioned, aged
nearly sixty-two years The decedent
was taken i'll August 10Th and on the
Both of that month he went to the Mil
waukee hospital where he underwent
an operation on his left ear. the location
of the trouble being internal. He had
been afflicted with running sore of the
".I ever since he was boy of five, but
since that time, and up to the time
when his final illness started, be had en-
ioyed good health, the sore having oc-
casioned him no suffering and but little
uneasiness.
When five years old, he sustained
rather serious injury his ear for
which he had to undergo an operation
This was not successful but aggravated
the injury to such an extent that for
time he hovered between life and death,
and his recovery was almost despaired
of. When he did recover, running
sore had formed in the parts surround
ing the auditory canal, and with this he
was afflicted for fifty-seven years aud
this it was that eventually occasioned
his death.
The operation he underwent in the
Milwaukee hospital was pronounced a
success, and complete recovery WAS eX-
pected for, during his first two weeks
at the hospital after the operation, his
condition was steadily improving. But
then change for the worse set in and,
when he returned home on September
30th, his condition had become alarm
ing. He then suffered continuous ex-
cruciating pains until death mercifully
came to his relief Sunday afternoon.
The decedent was born in Ireland in
1888. When about ten years of age, he,
together with his mother and one
brother, came to America aud located
in New York city, where they remained
for about three years, the father having
come to this country several years
earlier to provide home for himself,
wife and two children. On his arrival
in America, he. father of Bernard NJ.
Murphy, at once came to the town of
Cato, this county, where he purchased
100 acres of land and Immediately set to
work to build a home and in 1916 every.
thing was in readiness and his family
came from New York to join him at the
new farm home.
The decedent's brother met his death
in the civil war in 1862 and his parents
have been deceased for upw~ IL of
twenty-five years.
Bernard M. Murphy was married in
1888 to Bridget Conrey, whom, with
nine children, four boys and five girls,
he leaves to mourn his demise. The
children are: James, Will, Leo Francis.
Mayme, Alice, Cora, Lillian and Lizzie
None of the children are married, all
residing as yet at the handsome farm
home, except that the Misses Alice and
Cora had of late been attending the
teachers training school at Marinette.
to which institution they will return
next week.
Mr. Murphy was we'll and favorably
known in the county and city. That he
was held in very high esteem by his
neighbors and acquaintances was clearly
shown by the fact that. when he return.
ed home from the Milwaukee hospital
about four weeks ago more than 100
friends met him at the depot.
The funeral took place Wednesday
forenoon from the house, thence to the
Catholic church at Clarks Mills, of which
church the decedent was member.
Rev Gieling officiated, and all that was
mortal of Bernard NJ Murphy was
placed at its final rest beside the graves
of the parents of the departed.
Mr., Murphy was u member of the
Catholic knights of Wisconsin, and was
president Of the Cato branch of the or
der during the past year and several
times in former years
He was u successful farmer and owned
one of the best farms in the county.