Vernon Lyndon Murray Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Vernon L. Murray, age 89, of Brodhead, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at Premier Rehab, Beloit, WI. He was born in a log cabin on September 6, 1927 in Pickwick, MN, the son of Curtis and Bessie (Griffin) Murray. He married Lois I. Brosier on April 17, 1946 in Beloit, WI. Vern started working at the age of 15 and entered the military, serving in the U.S. Army during WWII. He started Murray's Auto Salvage with his brother Earl and operated the salvage yard for 31 years. Vern also worked at the Beloit Foundry prior to the salvage yard. Vern liked to hunt, fish and to go Las Vegas � and gamble with his family, but especially loved time spent at the family cabin in Boulder Junction, WI. He is survived by his wife, Lois; a daughter, Maxine Ast, of Brodhead; three sons, Curtis (Susan), of Edgerton, WI, Vernon (Sylvia) and Robert, both of Brodhead; two sisters, Rosemary Amundson and Doris Murray, both of Beloit; nine grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Earl and Cecil, and a brother-in-law, Virgil Amundson. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 13, 2017 at the D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home, Brodhead, WI, with Chaplain Mark Maxted officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead. Visitation will be on Sunday, March 12, 2017 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Vernon Lyndon Murray

September 6, 1927 - March 7, 2017