Obituary of Tom Murphy
The death occurred peacefully at Prince County Hospital, Summerside, P.E.I. on Friday, February 24, 2023 of Thomas “Tom” Chester Murphy of Summerside, formerly of Cambridge, United States, aged 79 years. Tom was born in McNeill Mills, P.E.I. to his late father and late mother Eva (Yeo) Murphy.
Survived by his sister Sandra, brothers Sonny and Waldo. He will be missed greatly by special friends Mary Milligan, Vance and Dave. Predeceased by his sister Trudy. Tom left PEI to pursue his career in the United States before returning home to retire. He was an interesting person with a unique sense of humour and his love of creating and reciting limericks will be forever cherished by his friends.
Resting at the East Prince Funeral Home, 245 Pope Road, Summerside. Tom’s friends will celebrate Tom’s memory privately, by personal request there will be no visiting hours or funeral service held. Interment to take place in the Bideford United Church Cemetery at a later date.
Memorial donations in Tom’s memory may be made to P.E.I. Humane Society.
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In the late 1980's, a group of citizens from the East Prince area met to discuss the possibility of establishing a co-operative funeral home. Two such homes were operating successfully in Prince County, namely the West Prince Funeral Home in Palmer Road and the Evangeline Funeral Home in Urbainville. As a result, on January 24th, 1989, the East Prince Funeral Co-operative Ltd. was formed.