Sydney Donald Mulvaney

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Wedding Announcement:
Date: 1951-09-08
Paper: Springfield Union

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Obituary:
Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA) - August 27, 2006
S. Donald Mulvaney, 78, of 23 Grandview Drive, died Friday at home.
Born Dec. 25, 1927 in Gilbertville, he was the son of Henry and Elsie (Ubertalli) Mulvaney. He was educated in Holyoke schools and was a graduate of Northampton High School and the Williston Prep School.
He was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a mail carrier and later a supervisor at the U.S. Post Office in Northampton.
He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was a communicant of Annunciation Church in Florence. He was a member of Northampton Elks Lodge No. 997.
He was an avid golfer and a longtime member of the Beaverbrook Golf Course. He was a former member of the U.S. Marine's semi professional football team and was active with the Williston Prep School football scholarship program. He was an avid reader and enjoyed family vacations at Misquamicut Beach, R.I.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 51 years, Barbara A. (Hoar) Mulhaney in 2003. He is survived by two sons, Stephen J. Mulhaney of Ithaca, N.Y., and Patrick Mulvaney and his wife, Dawn, of Sunderland; a daughter, Susan Mulvaney of Providence; two brothers, Henry Mulvaney of West Hartford, Conn., and Ralph Mulvaney of Holyoke; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 9 a.m. from the Ahearn Funeral Home, 783 Bridge Road, Northampton, followed by a Funeral Mass in Annunciation Church at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Calling hours are Monday from 5 to 9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of one's choice.

Sydney married Barbara Hoar on 8 Sep 1951 in Holyoke, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA. Barbara (daughter of Francis Hoar and Mary Brogle) was born on 26 Oct 1929 in Holyoke, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Jun 2003 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]