- Date Of Birth: April 15, 1921
- Date Of Death: June 23, 2020
- State: Michigan
Viola Marie Murphy, age 99 of Midland, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at K and K Quality Care AFC Home in Midland.
The daughter of the late Leonard and Jessie (Winter) Hulse was born on April 15, 1921, in Farwell. Viola was an avid reader and loved music. She could play many instruments, the Piano and Mandoline being her favorites. Viola performed in different bands including, the Honeybee Stingers, the Gee-Gee Band, and the Happy Music Lovers. She was an accomplished artist and often crocheted afghan blankets and donated them to various nursing homes. Viola was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 443 of Sanford. Everyone who knew her will remember her great sense of humor and her loving smile.
Surviving is her sons, Earnest Newman, George (Darlene) Fries, and Donald Fries, all of Midland; daughters, Ruth Ann Newman, Donna Chambers, Delores Bardin, Luanne (Tim) Swartzendruber, Anne Marie (Gary) Tripp, all of Midland; 18 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Marjorie Clipper of Coleman; sister-in-law, Wilma Hulse; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Viola was preceded in death by her brothers, Leon and Jack Hulse; great-granddaughter, Amanda Oldham; and her husbands, Luther Newman, Clayton Fries, Alton Seaver, and Robert Murphy.
