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Edward Mulhall Obituary

Edward E. Mulhall, age 87, U.S. Army WWII Veteran, late of Orland Park. Beloved husband of Geraldine A. nee Monks. Devoted father of Janet (Roger) Douglas, Diane (Jim) Delach, Mary (Ken) Cowdery, Cynthia (Mike) Hayes and the late Tom (Linda) Mulhall. Proud grandfather of 15 and great-grandfather of 6. Loving son of the late James and Mary nee Thinnes. Dear brother of the late James A. (late Lorrayne), Gerald, Richard and Eugene Mulhall and Dorothy (late John) O'Dishoo. Kind uncle of many nieces and nephews and a loyal friend of many. Edward was a member of the Tinley Park/ Bremen American Legion Post #2791. Visitation Sunday, 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral Monday, 9:00 a.m. from THORNRIDGE FUNERAL HOME (Janusz Family Funeral Service), 14318 S. LaGrange Rd., (Northbound traffic: U-turn permitted at 143rd St.) Orland Park to St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr Church Mass 10:00 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials directed to Vitas Hospice, Misericordia or Multiple Sclerosis Society. 708/460-2300 or www.thornridgefuneralhomes.com

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Published by Chicago Tribune from Apr. 26 to Apr. 27, 2014.

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Sister Paulette Misericordia

April 28, 2014

Our sympathy and prayers for Ed, Geraldine and all the Mulhall's. Thank you for remembering our Misericordia residents, during these hard days.

John & Marcia Pacholik

April 28, 2014

Offering our deepest condolences. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Geri, and your family.

John, Debbie and Carleigh Powers

April 27, 2014

We have been so blessed to have been accepted by the Mulhalls as family and are so appreciative our daughter has been able to experience the privilege of having such wonderful, caring grandparents looking after her.

We will all miss you so much Mr. Mulhall, but we will never forget you. We continue to pray for comfort and strength for you Mrs. Mulhall, Janet, Diane, Mary and Cindy.

Our love and hugs to all,

Carol Sue Barnes

April 27, 2014

Our thoughts and prayers to our favorite aunt and our "always special" cousins. We will miss Uncle Ed "Eddie". We have very fond memories of celebrating the holidays and summer vacations with you all. Those memories are special and will never go away. Uncle Ed is now with the rest of family on the other side. We will all see each other again. Love, hugs & kisses.....the "O'Dishoo" Kids XOXO

April 26, 2014

Aunt Geri and family. We are very sorry for the heavy hearts that you have right now. May God help you with comfort and peace in the days to come.
Love,
Mark, Tracy and Payton Zahora

April 26, 2014

Uncle Eddie, we were blessed to have you in our lives and we will cherish all the memories we have of you. We will miss you at our family gatherings, but know that you will be there in spirit and always in our hearts. I'm glad that I was able to say goodbye to you at your home last week & see how the family helped make your journey as peaceful & comfortable as possible. We love you very very much.

Aunt Geri, Janet, Diane, Mary, Cindy and all the family, may God bless you in this time of sorrow. Our hearts go out to you at this time and in the days ahead. All the wonderful memories that you have of Uncle Eddie will keep him close to your heart. You all now have a special guardian angel to keep watch over you. We love you all very much & all will be in our thoughts & prayers every day.

All Our Love,

Jim, Jackie & Christie

The Staff of Thornridge Funeral Home

April 26, 2014

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

Kathy Bruce

April 25, 2014

Uncle Eddie, you will be greatly missed by everyone you know. I was so lucky to be able to say goodbye to you at your home last week. It was very special to see the comfort, peace & love your family was sharing with you to help make your journey as comfortable & peaceful as possible.
I will miss seeing you at the picnics & family get togethers, but you will always be in my heart.

I also want to extend my deepest condolences to you, Aunt Geri, Janet, Diane, Mary, Cindy & all the grandchildren & great grandchildren & spouses. You all have such wonderful & happy memories to keep Uncle Eddie close. He's now with Tom & everyone that has gone before him. I bet the reunion was awesome.

You are all in my thoughts & prayers every day. I love you all.

Love,
Kathy

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Memorial Events
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Apr

27

Visitation

2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Thornridge Funeral Home of Orland Park (Janusz Family Funeral Service)

14318 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park, IL 60462

Apr

28

Funeral

9:00 a.m.

Thornridge Funeral Home of Orland Park (Janusz Family Funeral Service)

14318 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park, IL 60462

Apr

28

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

St. Stephen Church

IL

Funeral services provided by:

Thornridge Funeral Home of Orland Park (Janusz Family Funeral Service)

14318 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park, IL 60462

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