Cleo Doris Mulcahey

Cleo Doris Mulcahey, age 94, of Newton, Kansas, formerly of Williamsburg and Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Asbury Park Nursing Home, Newton, Kansas. She was born November 13, 1922, in Osage City, Kansas, the daughter of Paul T. and Ruth (Kuykendall) Kitchen. Cleo graduated from Osage City High School and attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Cleo worked at Central National Bank and Trust Company in Topeka. Cleo married Raymond L. Mulcahey on November 22, 1948 in Topeka, Kansas, at Assumption Church. They lived in the Emerald area until they retired from farming and moved to Garnett in 1979. She was baptized in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church at Emerald in 1948. She taught religion there from 1962 to 1972, serving on the parish council for several years. Cleo was a member of the Altar Society and served as the president and vice president of 4th District Council of Catholic Women from 1971 to 1975. From 1975 to 1978, Cleo worked for Anderson County Council on Aging and helped them organize the 55 Plus Club of Garnett. She then served on the board acting as secretary of the county council. Cleo was also a member of the Holy Angels Catholic Church, Parish Council of Catholic Women, and Social Concerns Group. Cleo was a member of the Anderson County Hospital Auxiliary (Pink Ladies for nine years, Senior Citizen Memorial Building Board and the VFW Auxiliary, and from 1987 to 1996, she was the bookkeeper for the Anderson County Council on Aging. She is preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Ruth Kitchen; husband, Raymond Mulcahey on January 12, 1999; one son, Rodney Mulcahey; one grandson, Jonathan Ott; one brother, Paul Fields Kitchen; and one sister, Norma Jean Clark. Cleo is survived by son, Dan Mulcahey of Austin, Texas; five daughters, Mona Howard and Mark of Austin, Texas, Jan Brand of Palm Harbor, Florida, Mary Kaiser of Palm Harbor, Florida, Barb Mulcahey of Valley Center, Kansas, and Sue Mulcahey and Bob Doane of Lawrence, Kansas; 11 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Dorothy Kitchen of Brownwood, Texas; and many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Emerald, with burial to follow in the St. Patrick's Cemetery. The family will greet friends following a wake service held at 6:00 p.m., on Friday evening at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Patrick's Cemetery Fund. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com