Obituary of Settimia N. Dunphy

SETTIMIA NERVINE DUNPHY, AGE 97, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON FRIDAY, APRIL 1 AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS. SHE WAS BORN IN BERNARDSVILLE, NJ AND RESIDED IN DOYLESTOWN,PA FOR 41 YEARS THEN MOVING TO PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA. SHE WAS A GRADUATE OF BERNARDS HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1933 AND IN HER EARLY YEARS SHE WAS EMPLOYED IN THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT OF THE LYONS VETERANS HOSPITAL IN N.J. AND THE VALLEY FORGE ARMY HOSPITAL IN PA. SHE WAS ACTIVE IN THE GIRL SCOUTS AND ALSO VOLUNTEERED IN SEVERAL HOSPITALS ALSO DURING HER EARLY YEARS. SHE WAS AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BERNARDSVILLE. SHE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND, EDMUND EUGENE DUNPHY (2007) AND BROTHER, MICHAEL J. NERVINE,FORMER MAYOR OF BERNARDSVILLE. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER LOVING DAUGHTER, HEATHER DUNPHY OF ATLANTA, AND SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BERNARDSVILLE, 321 MINE BROOK RD,BERNARDSVILLE, NJ ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011 FOLLOWED BY A BURIAL IN St. BERNARDS CEMETERY. RELATIVES AND FRIENDS MAY VISIT AT THE GALLAWAY & CRANE 101 SOUTH FINLEY AVE, BASKING RIDGE, NJ ON TUESDAY APRIL 5, 2011 FROM 2-4 AND 6-8PM. THOSE PLANNING A KIND EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY CAN MAKE DONATIONS IN SETTIMIA'S NAME TO THE FIRST PERSBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BERNARDSVILLE P.O. BOX 743, BERNARDSVILLE, NJ 07924. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE GALLAWAY AND CRANE FUNERAL HOME 908-766-0250 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.GCFUNERALHOME.COM