Mount Hope - Jack L. Mulrooney, Age 83 of Mount Hope, died on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Orchard Manor in Lancaster. He was born on July 2, 1929 in Mount Hope Township, the son of Leo and Elizabeth (Bessie) Mulrooney. Jack graduated from Mount Hope High School in 1948. On October 7, 1961, he was united in marriage to Carol Zinkle at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Prairie du Chien. Following their marriage, the couple farmed the Mulrooney family farms for the next 42 years, until Carol's untimely death in 2003. In 2005, Jack sold the original farm (which was honored at the Wisconsin State Fair as a Century Farm in 1995) due to continuing health issues. Jack loved life on the farm and especially enjoyed his tractors and working the land. He loved his grandchildren and could often be seen riding ATV with them on the trails around the farm. In later years, Jack also enjoyed playing the slot machines with Carol on their day trips around the area for entertainment.
Survivors include sons; Kevin (Callie) of Mineral Point, Jim of Mount Hope and Scott (Jennifer) of Janesville, seven grandchildren, and sisters; Rosemary Mulrooney of Madison and Susan Mulrooney of Verona.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife, Carol, along with brothers; Charles (Retha) and Leo (Bobbie), and brother-in-laws; Joe (Marilyn) Huser, and Fr. Ronald Zinkle, S.J.
Funeral services and a celebration of Jack's life will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 31, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fennimore. Family and friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services at the church hall on Friday morning. Burial will follow at the St. Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Cemetery in Mount Hope Township, Grant Co., WI with a luncheon immediately following at St. Mary's church hall in Fennimore. The Larson Family Funeral Home of Fennimore is assisting the family. Online condolences can be made at www.larsonfuneralhomes.com
"When we have done all the work
we were sent to Earth to do,
we are allowed to shed our body,
which imprisons our soul like a
cocoon encloses the future
butterfly.
And when the time is right, we
let go of it and we will be free
of pain,
Free of fears and worries--
Free as a very beautiful
butterfly, returning home to
God."
He will be greatly missed.