Mrs. Mildred S. Murphy, 88, of Port Charlotte, Florida, formerly of Palos Heights, Illinois, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Consulate Heath Care in Port Charlotte.
Born Mildred Marie Sykora on July 6, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Joseph and Albina Sykora, Mildred, a loving wife, sister, and aunt, relocated from Palos Heights to Port Charlotte with her husband Ralph James Murphy in 1980. A parishioner of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Port Charlotte, she was also a member of the St. Charles Borromeo Bowling League, and an active Cultural Center of Port Charlotte volunteer.
She is survived by a nephew, Garry J. (Shirley) Sykora of Downers Grove, IL, many great nieces and nephews and other Sykora and Murphy family relatives. Mildred was preceded in death by her beloved husband Ralph in 1998.