YONKERS, N.Y. Anne Joan Mulhern, a longtime resident of Yonkers, died Tuesday, Oct. 16. She was 90.
She was born March 18, 1922, in Philadelphia and remained proud of her hometown. She graduated from John J. Hallahan Catholic School for Girls and worked for Publicker Industrial Alcohol and Chemicals during World War II.
She married John "Jack" Mulhern in 1950, and his job brought the couple to Yonkers. During her 60 years in Yonkers, she introduced hundreds of people to the history of her beloved Philadelphia Mummers and String Bands, her family said. After raising three children, she returned to work.
Mulhern rose from a sales clerk at Genung's Department Store to a benefits analyst manager at General Foods. She retired from Phillip Morris in 1987 and devoted her life to caring for her husband. He predeceased her on Oct. 10, 1995.
She is survived by three children, Sharon Anne Mulhern, Patricia Anne (Joseph) Foley and John Michael (Claire) Mulhern; six grandchildren; and three great-grandsons.
Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home in Yonkers. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Church in Yonkers. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery.
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