Marion “Connie” Constance (Mizera) Murphy, 93, of Hillsboro, died on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Hillsboro. Fr. Daniel Willenborg will preside. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery in Coffeen. Visitation will be held at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.
Mrs. Murphy was born in Hillsboro on Jan. 13, 1932, a daughter of Edward Aloysius and Gladys Joybelle (Edwards) Mizera. A lifelong Hillsboro resident, she graduated from Hillsboro High School with the class of 1949. Additionally, Mrs. Murphy attended Fontbonne University in St. Louis for a year before her marriage to Patrick Dane Murphy on August 24, 1950, in Hillsboro, at St. Agnes Catholic Church.
Mrs. Murphy was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society. She was a fabulous cook and seamstress, who enjoyed making clothing, enjoyed playing pinochle and bridge, and passionately loved animals.
Her career included homemaking, running a preschool out of her home in the early 1960s, and cooking at Patton Nursing Home, and then retiring from Hillsboro Glass after 25 years.
Mrs. Murphy is survived by her five children, Melissa (Dick) Eskew of Hillsboro, Dane (Vicky) Murphy of Taylor Springs, Jennifer Murphy of Hillsboro, Mike (Cindy) Murphy of Taylor Springs, and George “Ted” Murphy of Hillsboro; 11 grandchildren, Rhett (Devyn) Eskew, Claire (Thomas Reynolds) Eskew, Tobey (Jeff) Elvers, Taran (Josh) McKey, Megan (Scott Fitzgerald) Murphy, Tanner (Kayla) Murphy, Amanda Sneed, Adam (Kelly) Sneed, Gabe (Tracie) Murphy, Jessica (Patrick) Stephan, and Nicole (Paul Avila) Murphy-Avila; and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Gladys Mizera; husband, Patrick D. Murphy; daughter, Sarah Murphy; and a sister, Martha A. Fudoli.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Montgomery County Animal Control. Hough-Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is serving the Murphy family. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.houghfuneralhome.com.
