Jeremiah Anthony Murphy, 85, of Blauvelt, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018. Beloved husband of Rosaleen. Devoted father of Eileen Murphy and Kevin Caffrey, Michael and Jane Murphy, Anne Reeves, Deirdre and Brian McKiernan, Maureen and William Walter and Jerry Murphy. Proud “Peepaw” of Joe, Stephen, John, Alexa, Brian, Kaleigh, Sarah, Andrew, Conor, Tommy, Meaghan, Aidan, Lauren and his cherished Mickey. Dearest brother of Eilish (Billy), Marie (Joe), Cora (Gussy), Mairead (Bob), Pauline (Donnie), Eileen, Patsy, Donal, Noel, and the late David (Sheila), Micheàl (Carmel) and Sheila (Willie). Brother in law to Anne Farrell (Peter) and the late Mary Dowd (Peter) and Bosco Murphy. Uncle Jerry to many nephews, nieces and other loving relatives and friends.
Jeremiah was a US Army Veteran. He retired from the NYC Bd of Ed as a Custodian Engineer after 35 years of service and was a member of The I.U.O.E. Local 891. He belonged to the Irish American Cultural Center of Blauvelt, Celtic Golf Club, A.O.H. Div. 5 & 3, and was a parishioner of St. Catharine’s Church in Blauvelt.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday 10 AM at St. Catharine’s with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill. Visiting hours are Friday 4-8 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale (201-767-3050).
In lieu of flowers, donations made to Tappan Zee High School in honor of Mickey Reeves, Tappan Zee High School National Honor Society 15 Dutch Hill Rd, Orangeburg, NY 10962 would be greatly appreciated.
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