MULLARKEY, Joan M. 1925-2010
HEALY, BRANNAN, MULLARKEY, BRAATZ, HOGAN, SEVERSON, SCHELLHAMMER, BURG, LUSTER
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Date: 10/1/2010 at 19:42:05
Joan M. Mullarkey
Joan M. Mullarkey, 85, of Beaver Dam died Sunday, August 8, 2010, at Prairie Ridge Memory Care Unit in Waupun.
Visitation for Joan will be at the Murray Funeral Home, Beaver Dam, Thursday, August 12 from 5 until 8 p.m. Visitation will continue at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 302 S. German St., Mayville, Friday, August 13 from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 11 a.m. Fr. Tom Biersack will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Mayville.
The former Joan Brannan was born March 16, 1925 in Harper’s Ferry to the late John and Anna (Healy) Brannan. She married Linus Mullarkey in Harper’s Ferry October 1, 1946. Currently a member of St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Beaver Dam, she was a long-time member of Holy Family Parish in Whitefish Bay and St. Mary’s in Mayville. Joan enjoyed spending time with her family. Some of her fondest memories were of family vacations involving campouts and family reunions when her own family was young and, later, of a van-full family vacation to the Black Hills of South Dakota that included her children and grandchildren. She and her husband, Linus, also enjoyed a long-anticipated retirement trip to New York City and the New England states. Joan was an excellent gardener, and was always caring for a thriving outdoor garden of colorful flowers or a large collection of indoor plant varieties. Joan enjoyed the company of her dachshunds, and had one at her side, or nearby, for almost 50 years. Joan appreciated and her family is grateful for the extensive and loving care provided by the staff at the Prairie Ridge Memory Care Unit in Waupun and by the staff of Heartland Hospice during her final days.
Survivors include a daughter, Eileen (Kevin) Braatz of Beaver Dam, two sons, Jerry (Toni) Mullarkey of Scottsdale, AZ and Tom of Hustisford, son-in-law, Robb Frechette of Mayville, brother, Joe (Mary) Brannan of Wauwatosa, sister, Bonnie Brannan of Cedar Rapids, and sisters-in-law, Mary Schellhammer of Milwaukee, WI, Betty Burg of Owatonna, MN, Alice (Ernie) Luster of Lansing, and brother-in-law, Vince (Dorothy) Mullarkey of Winterset. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, Amy (Greg) Noe of Farmington, MN, Tyler Braatz of Beaver Dam and Timothy Braatz of Milwaukee, WI, Tim (Jackie) Mullarkey of Webster Groves, MO, Shannon (Nick) Doan of Scottsdale AZ, Erin (fiancé Scott Hager) of Gilbert, AZ, Scott Frechette of Mayville, Mike (Lindy) Frechette of Fond Du Lac, Beth (Brian) Braun of Mayville, Jennifer (Jeff) Waas of Mayville, and eleven great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Linus in 1989, two sisters, Connie Hogan and Mary Severson and her beloved daughter Maureen in 2000.
The Murray Funeral Home, 131 E Maple Ave., Beaver Dam is serving the family.
Waukon, Iowa newspaper, THE WAUKON STANDARD, August 11, 2010
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