On July 12, 2011, JOSEPH A. MURPHY, JR., beloved husband of the late Mary June Murphy (nee Welsh); devoted father of Kathleen Madairy and her husband Doug, Patricia Szumla and her husband Gary, Joseph A. Murphy, III, and Michelle Mason and her husband Don; dear brother of Thomas P. Murphy and his wife Bonnie; loving grandfather of Ryan, Shannon, Kristen, Jennifer, Jessica, Michael, Timothy, Jeffrey and Taylor; loving great-grandfather of Dylan and Katreyna.

A Funeral Mass will be celebtrated in St. John the Evangelist Church, 13305 Long Green Pike, Hydes, MD 21082 on Friday at 9:30 AM. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road, (Beltway exit 26) on Thursday from 3-5 & 7-9 PM. Memorial Contributions to Calvert Hall College, 8102 LaSalle Road, Towson, MD 21286 will be appreciated.