Dorothy Jean (Youngquist) Murphy |
| Posted 2022-11-16 by mhenderson |
| Published by Today's News Herald from Nov. 15 to Nov. 16, 2022 - Lake Havasu City, Arizona - Dorothy Jean Murphy, 93, Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away Oct. 30, 2022 at Sunflower Terrace. Dorothy Jean Youngquist was born March 10, 1929 in Chicago to Gustav Norman and Alice Mitchell Youngquist. On Aug.27, 1949, Dorothy married Kenneth Leland Breymann in Rockford, Illinois and the couple settled in Freeport. In 1956, they moved their family to Phoenix, where Ken worked in computer design and engineering until becoming disabled. Dorothy became primary provider for the family as a piano teacher, blessing many children, including her own, with countless piano lessons. Kenneth died in 1981. On Nov. 14, 1987, Dorothy married George Howard Murphy and moved to his home in La Crescenta, California. Upon George's retirement in 1994, they moved to Lake Havasu City, where they built a home. In 2018, they sold their beloved home and, after stops in Nevada and California, settled into their assisted living apartment at Sunflower Terrace in April 2020. Dorothy loved music, freely sharing her musical talents. For 65 years, she served her churches in music, directing choirs and handbell ensembles, and playing the organ and piano for services. She had a servant's heart for the work of her Savior, leading Bible study classes, serving as a Stephen Minister, and being active in her church's women's group. She loved the outdoors, and was an avid hiker and early morning walker. Her favorite place was the Grand Canyon, which she hiked 19 times. Preceding Dorothy in death were her first husband, her parents, brother Jack Youngquist, two sons (Carl Breymann and Charles Breymann), stepdaughter Kathleen Murphy, and son-in-law Robert Chambers. Surviving her are husband, George; son, David Breymann (Sandy), Henderson, Nevada; daughter Ann Samuelson (David), Falun, Kansas; stepson Richard Murphy (Lucia Coulter), Whittier, California; step-daughter, Pat Chambers, La Crescenta, California; 18 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, and beloved friends and extended family. Memorial service will be at Trinity Lutheran Church, Salina, Kansas, Dec. 5, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be private. Memorials may be made to the Christ-serving charity of your choice. |
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