Obituary of Kevin Murphy

MURPHY, Kevin Barry, age 68, of Oakland, formally of Woodcliff Lake, died peacefully, Friday, August 17, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 4, 1944 in New York City, he was the son of Jack and Kathleen Stanton Murphy. Kevin was a devoted family man and a Viet Nam Veteran having served in the US Army. Prior to his retirement, Kevin was a Bond Broker and Restaurateur in New York City. Kevin is survived by his devoted wife, Ann (nee Fitzpatrick) of Oakland, his daughter Brihann K. and her husband Jason Pereira of Ft. Lee, NJ, his two sons; Kevin F. Murphy of Jersey City and Michael S. Murphy of Bloomfield, NJ and his brothers and sister; John Murphy, Richard Murphy, Peter Murphy, Michael (Denise) Murphy, Christopher Murphy and Deirdre Murphy. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews and cousins. Funeral Mass will be held Monday August 20th at 11:00 AM from St. Gabriel's R.C. Church, 88 E. Saddle River Rd., Saddle River, NJ. Interment will follow in the Ascension Cemetery in Monsey, NY. Visitation will be Sunday, August 19th from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations in Kevin's memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.