Mary Elizabeth Murphy (nee Kittel) was born on May 17, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland to Henry F. J. Kittel and Julia Regina Van Aelst. She was an administrative assistant for 50 years, when she moved to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to enjoy her retirement. Mary went to the Lord suddenly on May 20, 2018 after watching both of her granddaughters graduate from college. She is survived by her son John, daughter-in-law Jennifer, and granddaughters Brianna, Megan, Leah, her sister Lorraine(Virginia) and her brother James. She was preceded in death by her sister Doris, brother Charles and her life partner of twenty years John R. Holman.