Jean M. Murphy, of Malden, died peacefully in her home with loved ones near her on June 18th, 2024. Daughter of the late Gaetano and Josephine Troccoli. Wife of the late Richard Edward Murphy. Mother of Donna Sensale and her husband Rob of Raymond, New Hampshire and Carol Murphy and her husband Kevin Brunton of Malden. Sister of JoAnn Doonan of Bellingham, Linda Campanaro of Revere and her husband Gene and the late Dorothy Cameron.
Jean was born and raised in Malden. She attended Immaculate Conception Grammar School and is a graduate of Girls Catholic High School. Jean’s spiritual life was important to her. She was a lifelong parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church where she married her husband, Richard “Eddie” Murphy of Chelsea, in 1961. She was from a close knit Italian American family to whom she stayed close as they settled in Malden near her parents, with other extended family members nearby.
Jean was a strong, independent woman who worked hard as a devoted mother raising two strong and independent children. As her children grew, she ventured back out into the professional working world, becoming a bank teller at Malden Savings Bank which later became Medford Savings Bank. She enjoyed her work and the group of women with whom she worked, keeping in touch and socializing with them until she could no longer do so.
She was a talented seamstress as well as a good cook and baker. She loved reading romance novels and historical fiction, had a passion for theatre and enjoyed going to the movies. She had a great laugh that could be heard when watching silly Woody Allen movies. She was very active and almost daily, you could find her walking the neighborhood and surrounding area at quite a pace. She enjoyed shopping and had a great appreciation for a good bargain.
She also enjoyed traveling and had quite a few adventures with her husband, her sisters and her daughters, traveling from places as close as New England and New York City to places across the country like San Francisco and the Grand Canyon and across the pond to England and Italy.
She will be deeply missed by her family.
Relatives & friends are invited to attend her funeral from the Breslin Funeral Home, 610 Pleasant St., Malden on Tuesday June 25th at 8:30 AM followed by her Funeral Mass celebrated at Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant St., Malden at 10 AM. Services will conclude with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett. Visitation will be held at the funeral home prior to the Mass on Tuesday only. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 320 Nevada St., # 201, Newton, MA 02460.