Ella Murphy Amidei Roach

Ella Murphy Roach was born June 11, 1920 to John and Myrtle A. (Black) Patterson near Womer in Smith Center, Kansas. She attended Lone Star rural school. June 21, 1940, Ella married Frank Murphy and they settled in Colby, Kansas. The Murphy’s owned and operated Murphy’s Café for the next 37 years.

Murphy’s Café changed hands due to health reasons and Frank and Ella moved to Denver, CO to be near family. Frank passed away March 24, 1978 and Ella chose to remain in Denver.

Ella was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and St. Peter and Paul. She was very active in the restaurant industry in Denver and retired in 1990. She remarried, however, is widowed.

Survivors include her four children, Jack Raymond Murphy and his children, Jonna Ray Cockrell, Stephanie Pugh, and Shawn Murphy; her great-grandchildren are, Thomas Ray Pugh, Alexandra, Jackson, and Brice Cockrell and Kiela Murphy; her second son, James Patrick Murphy, and daughters Sharron Pizzuto, and Karen Bainter. Ella’s grandchildren are Lance Sloan and Raquelle Pratt. Ella’s great-grandchildren are Xavier and Brittany Sloan and Lydia and Ariel Pratt. Ella’s surviving sisters are Alberta Reeves and Thelma O’Connor both of Wichita Falls, TX.

Services will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 10am with Reverend Marty Lally Officiating with entombment to follow at the Tower Of Memories, Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 18, 2014 from 6 to 8pm with a Rosary service beginning at 7pm at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary, 7777 W. 29th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033. Following the funeral service, all are invited to attend a reception at Sharron Pizzuto’s residence located at 14891 W. 76th Drive Arvada, CO 80007.

Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary, Cemetery & Arboretum, Wheat Ridge, CO.