Barbara S. Murphy, 81, of Freeport, IL, passed away on September 19, 2026. She was born on October 26, 1944 in Skokie, IL, to Harold Chester Wiederhold and Ruth Elizabeth Lauffs. She had worked as a bookkeeping accountant.

Survivors include her daughter Brenda J. Murphy, grandchildren: Jason J. Bremer, Caitlin Ayala, Heather Hess, and Morgan Danuk; great-grandchildren: Jaxen, Aiyana, Kahlia, and Scarlette; her nieces and nephews: Valerie, Carol, Gayle, and Michael; and sons-in-law: David Danuk, Jose Cortez III, and Nicholas Hess. 

She was preceded in death by both parents, Son Jeffrey Harold Murphy, grandson John Harley Danuk, and her sister Phyllis Delaney.

Arrangements are pending.