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Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | October 11, 2025
Patricia Marie (Murphy) Beddard, age 78, of West Elizabeth, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL. She was the retired proprietor of Beddard’s Cleaning Services in Elizabeth and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She also loved watching football, especially the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Born November 7, 1946, in McKeesport, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Jane (Laverty) Murphy and wife of the late Edward J. Beddard, Jr. She is survived by daughters, Theresa (Greg Huschak) Ritter of Elizabeth and Rebecca Murphy of Elizabeth; sons, Robert James (Heather) Murphy of Ocala, FL and Dennis (Fai) Murphy of Elizabeth; grandchildren, James DeChicchis III, Grace Murphy, Kayla DeChicchis, Nicholas Murphy, Madalyn Ritter, Leo, Landyn, Arielle, Aliyah, Ava, Alexis and Alyson Murphy; nieces, Dawn Burnheimer of Liberty Borough and Stephanie (Dallas) McNutt of Maysville, NC; and nephew, Keith McNutt of Maysville, NC. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Judith Depot and a godson, Shawn Murphy. Friends will be received in the Paul E. Bekavac Funeral Home, Elizabeth, on Monday, October 13, 2025, from 2PM to 6PM. A mass of Christian burial will take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 10AM in St. Michael’s Church, Elizabeth Twp. with Rev. Thomas J. Burke officiating. Private interment at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Bridgeville. Offer condolences at www.bekavacfuneralhome.com
Originally published October 11, 2025.
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