YOUNGSVILLE —Celeste Murphy, 68, died Monday, March 4, 2013 at Franklin Regional Medical Center. A private memorial service honoring her life will be held at a later date.

She was born in Worcester, Mass., daughter of the late Celestine Margaret Roccanti Lazaroff and Alexander Lazaroff. She joined the Daughters of St. Paul in Boston, Mass., when she was 16, remaining a member until 1971. She graduated high school and received several years of college, studying Theology.

She worked as a medical records manager for most of her life. She retired as an office manager for a Cosmetic Surgery office in Bedford,  N.H., in August of 2004.

Surviving: husband, Michael Murphy; a daughter; Jennifer Kinne (Richard), and their son Mason.

A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Wake Forest.