Virginia Murphy

RICHMOND – Virginia Murphy, 78, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025, surrounded by her family. Ginny was born to Timothy and Virginia Morris in Bay Shore, New York, in 1946. Ginny attended the Queen of Rosary Academy, graduating in 1964, and then graduated from Marywood College in Scranton, PA, in 1968 with a degree in Special Education. In college, Ginny met her husband of 57 years, John Murphy. The two married in the fall of 1968 and both began their teaching careers in New Jersey. Ginny taught at both the Matawan and Marlboro schools. In 1970, she and John moved to Maine and purchased an old farmhouse in Richmond, where they have resided for 55 years. She and John were blessed with a son, Michael, and a daughter, Mary Kate. Ginny continued her teaching career- first in Bath and ultimately at Marcia Buker School in Richmond. She retired in 2007. Ginny loved knitting, baking and spoiling her 4 grandchildren, Fiona, Patrick, Amelia and Finnegan, and taking care of John.

Ginny was predeceased by her parents Tim and Virginia Morris and her parents-in-law, William and Kathleen Murphy.

Ginny is survived by her loving husband, John, her children Mike (and wife Kimm) and Kate, her grandchildren Fiona and Patrick McInnis and Amelia and Finnegan Murphy, and two very special aunts, Grace Kelly and Holly Pastore. In addition, Ginny is survived by her brother Tim Morris, his wife Anne, and their children and grandchildren, as well as her sister Dorothy Henry, her husband Dan, and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Ginny was well-loved and loved so well. Services will be held at Kincer Funeral Home in Richmond on Friday May 9, 5-8 p.m., and a Catholic Mass will be held at St. Ambrose in Richmond on May 10, at 10 a.m.

Arrangements are under the care of Kincer Funeral Home, 130 Pleasant St., Richmond, ME 0435