Reverend Hugh Murphy

Obituary of Reverend Hugh P. Murphy

Reverend Hugh P. Murphy entered eternal rest on Wednesday July 15, 2020 at the Chatham Hills Subacute Care Center in Chatham. He was 77. Born in New York New York to the late Hugh and the late Catherine (Gilleece) Murphy, Fr. Hugh was educated at St. John's University in Brooklyn. He received his Masters in Education and his Masters of Divinity at Seton Hall University in South Orange. He was ordained into the Priesthood on February 21, 1971 in Corpus Christi Church in Chatham. His assignments included Corpus Christi Church in Chatham (1971-1975), Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Boonton (1975-1976), Morris Catholic High School in Denville (1977-1982), Paterson Catholic High School Faculty Member (2002) and Director (2002-2008), St. Vincent's Parish in Stirling (2008-2009) and Our Lady of the Lake in Mt. Arlington Pastor (2008-2019). He retired in 2019 to Nazareth Village, Chester. He loved everything Irish. He had a wonderful sense of humor and mimed to perfection several notable figures and international accents. Devoted brother of Eileen T. Murphy. Dear cousin of the late Msgr. Thomas E. Gilleece. He is also survived by his cousins Kevin, John, James, Eileen, Frank and their nieces and nephews. Fr. Hugh's Life Celebration will include visitation on Tuesday July 21 from 3:00PM to 7:00PM at Our Lady of the Lake RC Church, 8 Windemere Avenue, Mt. Arlington. A Prayer Service will begin at 7:00PM. The Mass of Resurrection will be offered on Wednesday July 22 at 10:00AM in the church. Interment will follow mass in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne NY. Memorial donations may be made to Church of Good Shepherd, 4967 Broadway, New York, NY 10034.
Tuesday
21
July

Visitation

3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Our Lady Of The Lake Church
8 Windemere Ave.
Mt. Arlington, New Jersey, United States
Tuesday
21
July

Vesper Service

7:00 pm
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Our Lady Of The Lake Church
8 Windemere Ave.
Mt. Arlington, New Jersey, United States
Wednesday
22
July

Mass

10:00 am
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Our Lady of the Lake
8 Windemere Ave
Mt. Arlington, New Jersey, United States
Wednesday
22
July

Final Resting Place

1:00 pm
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Gate Of Heaven Cemetery
10 West Stevens Avenue
Hawthorne, New York, United States
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