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Dan Lee MURPHY

Woodlawn - Sioux Falls Cemetery
Minnehaha County,
South Dakota

Dan Lee Murphy
June 5, 1947 ~ May 7, 2018

Dan Lee Murphy, 70, Brandon, died Monday, May 7, 2018, as a result of a homicide while visiting friends in Brookeville, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore.

Visitation with Family will be 5-7pm, Friday, May 18, 2018, at Brandon Valley Assembly of God Church, with a time of sharing at 7pm. A Celebration of Dan’s Life will be 10am, Saturday, May 19, At BV Assembly of God Church. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sioux Falls.

Danny Lee Murphy was born on June 5, 1947, in Winner, SD. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and then Winner Public High School where he graduated. He attended SDSU to study teaching. Dan started teaching 7th Grade English at Brandon Valley in 1969, retiring in 2004 after 35 years. He also worked during his spare time and in the summer as a contractor building and remodeling many homes in the Brandon area.

On October 15, 1980, Dan married Joan Kerslake in Sioux Falls. Dan and Joan began attending Brandon Valley Baptist Church in 1980. Dan was always the first one in the kitchen whenever there were treats and he loved the potlucks at church.

Dan was an avid fisherman and loved camping all over the state of Minnesota. Traveling was another of his favorite pastimes including the family’s yearly trip to Disney World and had traveled to Mexico, Canada, and every state in the U.S. except Alaska and Hawaii. Dan also took many tours with students and parents to Europe.

Dan will be deeply missed by his wife, Joan and son, Matt, both of Brandon; one sister, Patricia Hollenbeck, Sioux Falls; brother-in-law, Wayne Kerslake, Sioux Falls; one niece and three nephews, Katie (Andy) Abernethy, Wheaton, IL, Jay (Jody) Hollenbeck, Valentine, NE, Shawn (Mardee) Hollenbeck, Hutchinson, KS, and Christopher (Jessica) Kerslake, Chicago, IL; one aunt, Agnes Koos, Aurora, IL; and many, many cousins.

Dan was preceded in death by his parents, George and Margaret (Speckman) Murphy; step-father, Alfred Koos; one sister-in-law, Gayle Kerslake; one nephew, Andrew Kerslake.
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Section Crown Hill- Plot # 115

Contributed on 9/26/21 by 9katz
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Submitted: 9/26/21 • Approved: 9/27/21 • Last Updated: 9/30/21 • R272698-G272698-S3

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