Shirley Jean Mulligan, 87, of Canton passed away at 2:50 PM Friday, October 9, 2015 at Graham Hospital. She was born May 15, 1928 to Guy and Edith “Pearl” (Rakestraw) Haughawout. She married George “Fred” Mulligan on November 25, 1945 in Canton, IL. He survives.
Also surviving are six children, Kathy (Doug) Nafziger of Lake Camelot, IL, Stephen Mulligan of Granby, CO, Shauna Mulligan of Canton, IL, Patrick (Margaret) Mulligan of Newburyport, MA, Sean (Bonita) Mulligan of Carmi, IL, and Erin (Ed) Welcome of Granby, Co; thirteen grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death are her parents; four sisters, Lenora Bush, Virginia Sepich, Betty Davis and Marie Scalf; and one brother Lyle Haughawout.
Shirley worked as a R.N. at Graham Hospital for 20 years, completed her school while caring for 4 small children and retired in 1992. She was an accomplished woman, a mother of six children, a caregiver of a special needs child, school teacher, and an entrepreneur. She and her husband owned several restaurants, a bed and breakfast inn, and a dance studio. She was an active member of Evangelical Free Church where she sang and taught. Everyone who met or knew Shirley will forever be blessed.
Services will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Evangelical Free Church where there will be a visitation an hour prior. Rev. Bill Walder will be officiating. Burial will follow at Orendorff Cemetery in Breeds, IL. Memorials can be made to the Cerebral Palsy Association. To view the DVD or to make online condolences you may go to www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com
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