Mary Barbara (Noble) Murphy

Heaven gained an angel on the feast day of the Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary when Mary Barbara Murphy, age 72, of Tallmadge, OH, passed away Monday, July 17, 2023 at Summa Akron City Hospital.

Mary was born September 18, 1950 in Ravenna, OH to the late Joseph and Helen (Zalewski) Noble.

A graduate from Kent Theodore Roosevelt High in 1968, Mary went on to study business and French at Kent State University and graduated in 1972. Mary taught business, French, keyboarding, and more at Canton Central Catholic from 1983 to 2006, and then she taught French at Streetsboro High School from 2007 to 2016. While at Central, she volunteered as the SADD advisor for 15 years.

Mary loved to travel with trips to Iceland, Aruba, the Bahamas, Punta Cana, St. Martin, Broadway, and her favorite, Hawaii. Madame Murphy also made trips to France, taking students from her Streetsboro High School French class.

Mary was a life-long parishioner of St. Patrick Parish in Kent, OH. She attended St. Patrick Elementary School as a child. Later she gave back by volunteering teaching children’s liturgy for 12 years.

Mary started dating the love of her life in her senior year of high school when she took an honors level math course that Jeff Murphy was also in. They were married 51 years.

Even more than travel, Mary loved her family; cooking homemade spaghetti, having lunches with friends, watching her seven grandkids participate in a variety of activities, and her “sibs & spouses” get togethers.

She is survived by husband, Jeff Murphy; children, Sarah (Daniel) Stanley, Scott Murphy, Sean (Renee) Murphy; grandchildren, Samuel, Miriam, Leah, Reese, Cecilia, Evin, and Cole;

siblings, Barbara Noble, HM (Mil Ely, HM), James (Carol) Noble, Thomas (Felicia) Noble, Kathy (William) Burgess, and Susan (Charles) Shaffer. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Joseph and Phil.

A special thank you to the nurses at Summa Health System Akron Campus.

Calling hours will be held 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory, 628 W. Main St. Kent, OH 44240.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 313 N. Depeyster St. Kent, OH 44240, with Fr. David Bridling as Celebrant.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.

Services in care of Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory, 628 West Main Street, Kent, OH 44240.