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Obituary for Dunphy


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Friday April 02, 1999

Mrs. Virginia Cooney Dunphy, born in Missoula, MT on July 3, 1912, died on Thursday of old age. She was preceded in death by her husband, a prominent local attorney, Charles H. Dunphy; and a son, Richard Boyd Dunphy. Mrs. Dunphy was the last surviving member of her family which settled in Montana. Her father was the Governor of Montana. Mrs. Dunphy and her husband moved to Albuquerque in 1952. She was an alumna of Delta Gamma and a daughter of the American Revolution. She is survived by three sons, Charles Dunphy Jr. and wife, Reiko of Yokohama, Japan, John Dunphy and wife, Marilyn of Albuquerque, and Edward Dunphy and wife, Janet of Los Gatos, CA; one daughter, Ann Becker and husband, Dan of Houston, TX; seven grandsons; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter. Funeral services for Mrs. Dunphy will be held on Monday at the Holy Ghost Catholic Church where the Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Private interment will take place at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. A Rosary will be recited on Sunday evening, 7:00 p.m., at the Holy Ghost Church. Arrangements by the Salazar & Sons Mortuary, 400 Third St. SW.


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