North Andover – M. Elaine (Regan) Murphy, 78, of North Andover, formerly of Haverhill, passed away at her home after a lengthy illness.
Born in Methuen, she was the daughter of the late, John A. and Katheryn B. (Smith) Regan. She attended Immaculate Conception Grammar School in Newburyport and was a graduate of Lawrence High School, class of 1954.
Ms. Murphy was employed as an Administrator of Medical Records at the former Hale Hospital in Haverhill for over thirty years. She was previously employed at Western Electric in North Andover. She enjoyed spending summers at Plum Island and cherished her time with her family and close friends.
A devoted mother and grandmother, she leaves her children, James “Shamus” Powers and his wife Kathy, of Monroe, NY, John “Sean” Powers and his wife, Nancy, of Haverhill, Kathleen D. Powers, of Sarasota, FL, and Jeremiah “Miah” Murphy, of Danville, NH. Nine grandchildren, Christopher, Sean, Jeffrey, and Jennifer Powers, Kara Margillo, Sarah and Maggie Powers, and Caitlin Roche and Mary Murphy, two great children, Leila and Dylan Margillo, a sister, Katheryn Desmarais and her husband, Leonard, of Seabrook, NH, two brothers, Michael Regan, of Lawrence, and John Regan, of Andover, a brother in law, Richard Sproul, of Yakima, WA, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her partner of fifty years, Thomas F. Maloney Jr., and sister, Joan Sproul.
Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Wednesday morning from 10:00 AM until 11:30 AM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Rte 125) Haverhill. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:00 Noon at St. James Church, Winter St. Haverhill. Entombment will follow in the Elmwood Mausoleum at Elmwood Cemetery, Salem St. Bradford. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ancient Order of Hibernians, P.O. Box 1407, Lawrence, MA 01842 or the American Lung Association, 55 W.Wacker Dr. Chicagol, IL 60601. Please visit Comeau Funeral home on Facebook, or www.comeaufuneral.com