Donald T. Mulligan, 73, Golden, Colo., formerly of Windom, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, in Golden. He was the son of Esther Mulligan and the brother of Richard, Billy, Jackie Mulligan and Rosie Moerke, all of Luverne.
Services were Tuesday, April 16, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. The Rev. Andrew Beerman officiated. Burial was in St. Catherine Cemetery, Luverne.
Donald Mulligan was born to Charles Francis and Esther (Snyder) Mulligan on March 9, 1929, in Windom. He grew up and attended school in Windom. He served in the U.S. Navy, the Air Force and the Marine Reserves.
He married Ida Bevington on Feb. 17, 1956, in Denver, Colo. After marriage they lived in cities throughout the United States, including Washington, D.C., in California, Indiana and New Mexico. He served in Korea and Vietnam before retiring in Golden.
Mr. Mulligan was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Golden and the VFW.
Survivors include his wife, Ida Mulligan; one son, Jeff (Danielle) Mulligan, Lakewood, Colo.; five daughters, Sandy (Khaled) Sharmit, Highlands Ranch, Colo., Barbara Lombardi, Lakewood, Penny Sanderson, Denver, Donna (Robert) Reed, Golden, and Kelle Mulligan, Wheat Ridge, Colo.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; his mother, Esther Mulligan, Luverne; seven brothers, Bob (Mary Jean) Mulligan, Heartland, Wis., Billy (Mary Lou) Mulligan, Luverne, Jimmy (Dorothy) Mulligan, Warminster, Penn., Jackie (Delores) Mulligan, Richard Mulligan, all of Luverne, Gene Mulligan, Maple Grove, and Mike Mulligan, Delano; and two sisters, Carol Van Orden, Portland, Ore., and Rosie (Dale) Moerke, Luverne.
All-Veteran Memorial Funeral Home, Golden, was in charge of arrangements.