Melody Murtaugh (Missy), 60 years old, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on Sunday, May 9, 2021. Missy met her husband, Chris, at their best friends’ wedding. An iconic photo of the wedding party shows everyone looking at the camera except Missy and Chris, who were looking at each other. They celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary on May 8th, the day before her passing.
Missy enjoyed many hobbies. She stayed busy with projects around the house, flipping rooms by changing their paint color, rearranging the furniture and other DIY projects. Missy also loved spending time outdoors tending to her flowers.
She enjoyed sewing and embroidering items for her family and friends and spent many years making porcelain dolls. She particularly loved growing gourds and creating art with them. Missy loved decorating for and celebrating the holidays. She and her daughter, Katie, baked and decorated hundreds of Christmas cookies each year to share with family and friends.
More than anything, Missy loved being a mother and adored her four children. She could not wait to have grandkids and was blessed with a granddaughter, Ellie, in 2019.
In her early 30’s Missy went back to school to earn her nursing degree and was the valedictorian of her class. She devoted her time as a nurse to a nursing home in Cincinnati, providing love and compassion to those who needed it most.
Missy will be deeply missed by her husband, Chris, and children Chad Murtaugh of Yosemite, CA, Katie (Ben) Getz of Yellowstone, WY, Matt Murtaugh (Adam Hoover) of Harrison, OH, and Ryan Murtaugh of Dover, IN; granddaughter Ellery Getz; siblings Eddie Martin, Debbie Braun, and Kelli (Toby) Gilliam. She is preceded in death by her parents Patricia Fagin and Elbert Martin and stepfather Donald Fagin, sister Gail Gifford, brother Bob Martin, and brother-in-law Rodney Braun.
Visitation for Missy will be held on Friday, May 14 at Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home from 1:00pm – 2:30pm followed by 3:00pm Mass of Christian Burial at St. John’s Campus, All Saints Parish. Burial will immediately follow at St. John’s Cemetery. For those not able to attend, mass will be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/user/aspweeklyhomily. Memorials for Missy can be made to a fund to assist those that need but cannot afford home health care and to St. John’s Cemetery Fund. Memorials will be accepted at the visitation or can be mailed to Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home at 25615 State Rt. 1, Guilford, IN 47022. Please visit www.andres-wuestefeldfh.com to sign the online guestbook and offer condolences.