Michael J. Murphy was born on January 23, 1933 in Monmouth Junction and was a lifelong resident .  Michael was a United States Army Veteran. Mr. Murphy was a graduate of the American Academy of Funeral Service, New York . In 1963, together with his wife Catherine S. Murphy, they founded the M.J. Murphy Funeral Home at 616 Ridge Road .

Mr. Murphy was a communicant of St. Cecilia Church, Monmouth Junction, and a member of  its Holy Name Society ,a  member of the South Brunswick Lions Club, a volunteer of the Monmouth Junction Volunteer Fire Company and the Monmouth Junction First Aid and Rescue Squad. In 1976 Michael J. Murphy retired and the funeral home was acquired by R. Peter Hodge.

R. Peter Hodge served on active duty in the United States Army and later in the United States Army Reserves. R. Peter Hodge served  as an officer in the Princeton Fire Department becoming Chief in 1985 and currently serving as a Trustee of Princeton Hook and Ladder. He also served as a Trustee and Treasurer on the board of the Princeton Public Library and the Princeton Township Board of Appeals. He is a member of the Princeton United Methodist Church having served on various committees. A charter member and current trustee of the Mercer County 200 Club, a member of the Princeton Lodge # 38 F. & A.M. , the Crescent Shriners , and a proud Rotarian since 1971. 

  In August of 2003 Albert D. Correnti, Jr. and John A. Oliveti acquired the M.J. Murphy Funeral Home in Monmouth Junction.

Albert is a member of St. Paul ’s Church, Princeton , Knights of Columbus, Sons of Italy, the Executive Club of the Princeton Family YMCA, Italian National Hall of Fame,  Past President of the San Francesco di Bisignano Society. Former member of the Lion’s Club, receiving  Lion of the Year Award in 1990. Albert is Licensed in New Jersey , New York and Pennsylvania and is a Member of the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association and the Mercer County Funeral Directors Association. He is also the Owner/Manager of the Chambers D’Errico and Correnti Funeral Home located in the Chambersburg section of Trenton .

John is a member of St. Cecilia’s Church, Monmouth Junction, the Knights of Columbus, Member and Past President of the Hightstown-South Brunswick Rotary, the Executive Club of the Princeton Family YMCA, a member of the South Brunswick Lions Club, the Sons of Italy,  John is Licensed in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania and is a Member of the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association and the Mercer County Funeral Directors Association