Jan Murphy

Mrs. Jan Bergman Murphy passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025 at Tucker Hospice House.

Her memorial service will be held at 6:00 pm Thursday, March 27th in the Chapel of Wilkinson Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Mark Weathers. The family will receive friends beginning at 4:00 pm Thursday.

Jan was born on September 16, 1966 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Elliot Bergman and Elaine Brainin. She was also preceded in death by her sister Erin Bergman.

She married Thomas "Tom" C. Murphy in 1986, with whom she moved to North Carolina in 1994. In 2000, their son Thomas E. Murphy was born.

Jan was employed for 20 years by the N.C. Department of Transportation as an Administrative Assistant. She enjoyed reading, board games and brain teasers, and traveling from cruises to road trips. After her 2013 cancer diagnosis, she did her best not to waste a moment, and has traveled countless miles, lived incredible life experiences, and come to know plenty of people in the years since.

Jan is survived by her husband Tom Murphy; son Thomas Murphy; a number of other family members.