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*Murphy Funeral Home was founded by Patrick Murphy in 1893 at the location of what is now the Hawthorn Hotel. | *Murphy Funeral Home was founded by Patrick Murphy in 1893 at the location of what is now the Hawthorn Hotel. | ||
*It was one of the city's first funeral homes. The business moved later to a building across the street from the | *It was one of the city's first funeral homes. The business moved later to a building across the street from the Immaculate Conception Church | ||
on Hawthorne Boulevard. In 1942, they relocated to North and Federal Streets; their present funeral home was built in 1965. | |||
present funeral home was built in 1965. | |||
*Three generations help run the business. Francis J. Murphy, his son and the funeral home's manager, Francis J. "Frank" | *Three generations help run the business. Francis J. Murphy, his son and the funeral home's manager, Francis J. "Frank" | ||
Murphy,(now deceased) and his son Francis J. (F.J.) Murphy. | Murphy,(now deceased) and his son Francis J. (F.J.) Murphy. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:23, 14 August 2025
- Murphy Funeral Home was founded by Patrick Murphy in 1893 at the location of what is now the Hawthorn Hotel.
- It was one of the city's first funeral homes. The business moved later to a building across the street from the Immaculate Conception Church
on Hawthorne Boulevard. In 1942, they relocated to North and Federal Streets; their present funeral home was built in 1965.
- Three generations help run the business. Francis J. Murphy, his son and the funeral home's manager, Francis J. "Frank"
Murphy,(now deceased) and his son Francis J. (F.J.) Murphy.
See Also
"5th generation Murphy Funeral Home adapts with the times" Salem News, June 17, 2019
Vertical File in Salem Collection- Businesses #2
