Teresa Laura Murphy, 75, of Lawrenceville, died Thursday in Virtua West Jersey Hospital in Marlton.

Born in County Leitrin, Ireland, she had resided in Lawrenceville for thirty-nine years.

Mrs. Murphy retired after thirty years of service as a receptionist for the State of New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice.

She was a member of the Church of St. Ann in Lawrenceville.

Daughter of the late Peter and Catherine O'Donnell Keegan, and wife of the late James G. Keegan, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Catherine M. and James Nolan, and a son Francis Keegan. Also surviving are four grandchildren Laura and Tyler Nolan and Ryan and Ian Murphy and several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 9 AM at the Church of St. Ann, 1253 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Hamilton. Family and friends may call on Monday from 8 to 9 AM at the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648.