Mimi Murphy

Norwich — Mimi Rita Murphy passed on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015.

She was born to Joseph Grenache and Emma Poussant on July 17, 1932, in Detroit, Mich.

Mimi married the love of her life, Houston Clyde Murphy Jr., in January 1953.

They had five children, Arthur Murphy, and wife, Stacy, Margaret Beglinger and husband, Walt, Christine Nugent and husband, Ed, Houston Murphy III and wife, Andrea, and Mimi Sisco and husband, Michael. She was the loving grandmother of Erin Sesko, Jenn Beglinger, Julie Stegall Flynn and husband, Brian, Michelle Sesko, Tom Beglinger and wife, Rebecca Foss, Mia Sisco and Houston Murphy IV. She is the great-grandmother of Sean Sesko, Calvin and Elliott Flynn, and Kenzie Beglinger. She also is survived by two sisters, Claire Guerella and Lucille Grenier.

She was predeceased by her husband, Houston Murphy Jr., in August of 1963; and also by her sister, Marguerite McPartlin.

Mimi moved to Colchester in 1989 to be closer to some of her family. While in Connecticut, Mimi worked at Whole Life, a nonprofit agency, and at St. Patrick School in Norwich in the after-school program, as well as the Salem Elementary School as a lunch aide. She was very involved in her church, Norwich Assembly of God. For the last three years, she lived at the Eliza Huntington Home. She was greatly loved by her friends and family and will be missed by all. She loved people and had a great faith.

Her funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Woyasz and Son Funeral Home, 141 Central Ave., Norwich. A visiting hour will begin at 9 a.m. with the service beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will follow the service at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Norwich.

Flowers may be sent to Woyasz and Son Funeral Service.