MURPHY, Margaret Ernestine (nee Hughes)

Margaret Ernestine Murphy (nee Hughes) passed away peacefully at The Mount Continuing Care Community in Charlottetown on Thursday, February 11th, 2021 in her 96th year. Devoted wife of the late Thomas Wilfred Murphy, Cumberland. Cherished mother of Ron, Bob (Elana), Tom (Pauline O’Donnell), and Edwin Murphy. Loving Grammy to Ava, Will, Cole and Sam. Survived by her sisters Anna Duffy (Charlie, deceased), Edna (Ab Kroetsch) and her brother Gordon (Dorothy). Predeceased by her brother Alfred (Margie, deceased) and her sister Dorothy Beal (Taylor, deceased). Ernestine was born in Worcester, Mass in 1925 to Priscilla O’Connell and Ernest Hughes. She grew up in Tarantum, PEI and eventually made her way to the South Shore where family, faith, and community were central parts of her life. She loved singing and dancing, genealogy and gardening. She also baked a mean batch of biscuits and bread devoured by those welcomed around her kitchen table. Thank you to all staff at The Mount for their loving care and kindness shown to our mother. Due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, private visitation at the Hennessey Funeral Home in Charlottetown and funeral service at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Cornwall will be held by invitation only. Interment St. Martin of Tours cemetery at a later date. Donations in Ernestine’s memory may be made to PEI Association for Community Living. Online condolences may be shared at www.islandowned.ca.