Laniece (Missy) Murphy

***THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR MISSY TODAY, FEB. 7TH HAS BEEN CANCELED AND POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW, FEB. 8TH AT 10 AM AT AMUNDSON FUNERAL HOME WITH VISITATION FROM 9-10 A.M.

LANIECE (Missy) MURPHY

Laniece (Missy) Murphy, age 49 of Emerado, died on Saturday, February 02, 2019 in her home. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 2:30 P.M. at the Amundson Funeral Home in Grand Forks. Visitation will be one hour before service time at the funeral home.

Laniece Murphy, a daughter of Sandra Waers, was born on January 26, 1970 at Cambridge, OH. She was reared in Byesville, OH and attended school at Meadowbrook High School graduating in 1988. After high school she entered the US Airforce on December 5, 1991. On October 2, 1996 Missy was honorable discharged. She returned to Ohio and was married to Steve Murphy until his death in 2012. In 2013 Missy moved to Emerado and met Troy Jelinek and they have resided there since.,

She loved to decorate, especially during the holidays. Missy enjoyed gardening, fishing, cooking for her family, attending NASCAR events and spending time with her children. She would get great pleasure out of making other people happy.

She is survived by her daughters, Brittany Fornal of Minot and Montana Murphy of Emerado; a son, Levi Murphy of Emerado; Fiancée, Troy Jelinek of Emerado; mother, Sandra Zimmerman of Henderson, NV: a step-daughter, Stephanie Franklin of NC; a step-son Joshua Murphy of OH; sisters, Mari Stone of Byesville, OH and Michelle Meighen.

She is preceded in death by her grand parents and a brother, Mike Waers.