Kate Mulgrew's mother, Joan Mulgrew, passed away on Thursday, July
27th, 2006.

[Saturday, July 29th] I received the following message from Kate's
nephew, Rory Mulgrew:

[I am sad to ...] announce the death of my grandmother. We had her
funeral yesterday at one of her favorite places, the Our Lady of the
Mississippi Abbey. It was a private ceremony in the abbey cathedral.
Kate spoke beautifully, as did my aunt Jenny and my father, Joe. The
woman who made it possible to have the funeral at the abbey was Mother
Columba, former abbess at Our Lady of the Mississippi. Mother Columba
was a great friend to my grandmother for over 30 years. She gave the
eulogy and moved us with a recitation of Edna St. Vincent Millay's
"Dirge without Music." We proceeded to the cemetery to bury her next
to my grandfather. There Jenny touched us all with a written piece
she had prepared in the middle of the night. Afterward we had a
reception for those who wished to pay tribute to my grandmother, whom
we called Beanie.

In lieu of cards and flowers, the family kindly requests that
donations be sent to the Alzheimer's Association of Dubuque, 5900
Saratoga Road, Dubuque, Iowa 52001, and Hospice of Dubuque, 2255
Kennedy Road, Dubuque, Iowa 52002.

Obituary can be found at: http://www.totallykate.com/jmulgrew.html

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