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Karl Matthew Murphy, Sr. on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, passed away after a short battle with cancer at the age of 82. Karl passed peacefully at Duke Hock Family Pavilion with his wife and son at his side. He had been treated at Duke Medical Center for several weeks prior.
Karl was born in Kingston, New York on December 17, 1936 to Elaine and David
Murphy. He grew up in Highland, New York where he graduated from Highland School
in 1954. Karl earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from the State
University at Oswego, New York in 1958 and a Master's Degree in School
Administration from New York University. He married Elsa Burfeindt in St.
Augustine's Church, Highland, NY on April 30 1960 and celebrated their 59th
Anniversary this year. Karl taught Industrial Arts at Newburgh Free Academy in
Newburgh, New York and at Arlington High School in Poughkeepsie, New York for
ten years and later joined his brother-in-law, John J. Gaffney, Jr., in business
as a partner in Sunny Ridge Farm Markets from 1967 to 1982. Later, Karl worked
in the Food Industry for several distributors of fresh foods in the Hudson
Valley. Karl and Elsa retired to Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 2004 where they
enjoyed time with their son, Karl, and grandchildren, Maya and Ryan. Karl Sr.
shared his love of the outdoors, his passion for fly fishing and photography and
animal pets with his family. He and his wife enjoyed two trips to Germany to
reconnect with members of his wife's family – attending two Family Reunions
there. Karl was preceded in death by his father, David Murphy, and is survived
by his wife Elsa; a son, Karl, Jr.; a granddaughter, Maya; a grandson, Ryan; his
100 year old mother Elaine Murphy; a sister-in-law, Erika B. Gaffney of Chapel
Hill, NC; a brother-in-law, Gerhard Burfeindt of Highland, NY and his children:
Jeffrey, Jacqueline and Phyllis; a nephew, John T. Gaffney and his wife Alexia
of West Orange, NJ and their children: Sean, Connor, Caroline and Alexandros; a
niece, Deborah Gravinese her husband Robert and daughter, Ariana, of Brewster,
NY; an aunt, Louise Weston of New Paltz, NY and her children: Stephanie, Glen,
Deborah and Leslie. Several cousins and aunts also survive. The family will have
visiting hours to receive guests and celebrate Karl's life on December 7, 2019
from 3:00PM - 6:00PM at Walker's Funeral Home, 120 West Franklin Street, Chapel
Hill, NC 27516. Published in The News & Observer on Dec. 1, 2019 - December 17,
1936 - November 20, 2019
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