Obituary of Joan S. Murphy

Berkeley Heights: Joan S. Murphy, age 66, died August 30, 2009, at her home in Berkeley Heights. Born at Fort Benning in Georgia, she resided in North Plainfield before moving to Berkeley Heights in 1971. Joan graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1965 with a B.A. in Elementary Education. She was a teacher in North Plainfield before retiring in 2003. Joan has been busy traveling the world with her husband and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She especially loved family gatherings and had just returned from the Outer Banks, NC, where she celebrated her 43rd Wedding Anniversary. Surviving are her husband Douglas W. Murphy; her daughters Kristine Joan Mitchell and her husband David; Sheryl Ann Murphy; Jilleen Elizabeth Trulove and her husband Berry; her brothers Robert and Donald Smith; her five grandchildren Nicole, Kyle, Elizabeth, Adam and Brandon. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 3rd at 10:00 a.m. at Higgins Home for Funerals, 752 Mountain Ave. Watchung. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Interment will be on Thursday at Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to: Caring for Carcinoid Foundation at www.firstgiving.com/davemitchell.