SCOTTSBURG, OR – Catheleen (Siebrasse) Murphy of Scottsburg Oregon, passed away suddenly on Friday, August 25, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Pierre, SD, with her two daughters by her side.

A Celebration of Life will be from 2pm-5pm on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the St. Charles in Pierre.

Catheleen was born on May 31, 1963, in Alameda, California to Thomas and Marilyn Hendricks. She grew up in Fair Oaks, CA, moved to Marysville, CA and graduated from Marysville High School in 1981. She remained lifelong friends with many of those living in the Fair Oaks, CA neighborhood. Other places she lived at were: San Francisco, CA with her Grandmother Mae Jones; Marysville, CA; Nebraska; Rapid City, SD; Pierre, SD; Coos Bay, OR; and Huron, SD.

Catheleen was employed at various jobs throughout her life, which included both state and federal jobs and running a home daycare in Pierre, SD. She was employed with the USDA in Pierre, SD and later transferred to the Sacramento, CA office. She was also employed at Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Coos Bay, OR, and at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), in Huron, SD. She retired from NRCS on May 31, 2023.

While working at BLM in Coos Bay, Oregon, she met Darreld Murphy, the love of her life. They were later married on February 16, 2022 in Rapid City, SD.

Catheleen was adventurous, outgoing, fun-loving, and had a great sense of humor. She loved road trips to the ocean and cross-country to visit family and friends, playing cards, and sewing blankets for her family.

Catheleen is survived by her husband, Darreld Murphy of Scottsburg, Oregon. She is also survived by her children: Chris Siebrasse (Kelley Jencks) and grandson, Mason of Coos Bay, Oregon; Madison Siebrasse (Levi Martin) and grandson, Holland and granddaughter, Reagan of Pierre, SD; and Bailey Siebrasse of Pierre, SD; her nephew, Russell Haynes, of Nebraska; her dogs, Ollie and Tanner; and by many friends.

She is also survived by her children by marriage to Darreld: Darren Murphy (Kathryn); Deanna Vest (Robbie), and Jackson Murphy (Katie); seven grandchildren; sister-in-law, Joanne Wicks (Joe); brother-in-law, Danny Murphy (Brenda), and mother-in-law, Avis Murphy, all of Oregon.

Catheleen was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Tommy Hendricks; her Grandmother Mae Jones; her uncle, Aaron Jones; and her dog, Max.

Catheleen touched each of our lives in different ways and she will stay in our hearts forever. She would want everyone to live life to the fullest as you never know how much time you have left.

Arrangements entrusted to Isburg Funeral Home, Pierre, SD.

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