My grandma recently passed away. I will begin to return phone calls and emails this week after her memorial. Thank you to my clients for your support and understanding.
Janice Laverne Murphy
November 30, 1935 – September 11, 2014
Janice Laverne Murphy was born on November 30, 1935 in Noblesville, Indiana and was the second child and eldest daughter of Will Ross and Elizabeth Glover. She passed away peacefully at home on September 11, 2014 with her family by her side.
Her early childhood was spent in in Noblesville, Indiana on the family farm. In the early 1950’s, her family settled in Englewood, Colorado where she graduated from Englewood High School. She excelled in bookkeeping and worked for Shwayder Brothers Luggage Company. In 1953, she met the love of her life, Sheldon Murphy, after a Colorado School of Mines football game, and the rest was history. Throughout their journey together, they called many places “home,” including Butte, Montana, Gilman, Colorado, Las Vegas, Nevada, Rosiclare, Illinois, and finally Grand Junction, Colorado. No matter where they landed, Janice was able to make her house a home. On September 10, 2014, Janice and Sheldon were able to celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary.
Janice was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Sheldon, three sisters, and one brother; her three children, Karen (Ronnie) Higuera of Grand Junction, David (Hilary) Murphy of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Kevin (Brenda) Murphy of Rosiclare, Illinois. She was blessed with five grandchildren, Jana (Jeremiah) Boies, Nikki (Abe) Wilson, Kim (Vishal) Trivedi, Michael (Andrea) Murphy, and Andrew Murphy, and two great-grandchildren, Corbin and Anberlin Boies. Her grandchildren were the joy of her life.
She dedicated her life to her family and loved making her home welcome to everyone. Spending quality time with her grandchildren was her delight, whether by the pool or playing board games. She was a Sunday School teacher for many years and loved sharing stories about Jesus with preschoolers. Recently, her favorite pastimes were watching sports on TV, working on crossword puzzles, and entering sweepstakes.
Everyone will miss her wonderful smile, witty humor, and the love she showed to all those around her.
Memorial services will be held Monday, September 15th at 11:00 AM at Canyon View Vineyard Chapel.
Hi Nikki –
I’m so sorry for your loss…she sounds like a wonderful woman.
Best, Tonya and the Ensign Family
Thank you Tonya. I hope that everyone has had the chance to connect with their grandma’s like I have. Thanks again.
Nikki – Your grandma – I am so sorry but I am happy that she got to be at such a joyous occasion as your sweet wedding. My thought are with you and all of your family.
This info is ONLY IF YOU HAVE TIME AND FEEL LIKE IT: You could work on the two beds in the back. (the yard is a mess!!!) I am afraid that I have lost the potentilla bush (perhaps the cotton wood is taking too much water or who knows?) but maybe that has to go. I will let you assess. I have trash bags in the garage we can put stuff in and set it on the side of the house.
I know that life and death is way more important than my garden so don’t worry about it at all.
As a side note….your grandmother looks very much like my mother (who was also a great lady)
hugs Maggie
Nikki and Abe, We are so sorry that you have lost your Grandmother. From listening to you talk about her we sense how important she is in your lives. Our hearts go out to you and hopefully you can find some joy in the knowledge that she lived a good life and was so very happy to see you wed. Take care of each other in your grief. Sharon & Mark ps- No worries about the garden Im away until the 23rd and we can chat after that.
Thank you Maggie! There has definitely been a lot of positive mixed in with the sadness. I will definitely put you on my schedule, and I look forward to working in your garden; it’s been a while:)
Thank you Mark and Sharon for your support! Hope you enjoy your time in Telluride. Talk soon.
Dear Nikki, I was so sorry to read about your Grandma’s passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you. It is the saddest of times on the heals of the happiest times of your life. I am so looking forward to hearing about your wedding and hope you are getting along okay.
Sharon Abshagen abshagen@gobrainstorm.net
Thank you Sharon. You are right, there has definitely been a lot of contrast in my life. Talk soon and thinking of your gardens.
Sharon, thank you so much for your support!