Vincent Mullarkey

Vincent Mullarkey, age 84, of Winterset passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Westbridge Care and Rehab Center in Winterset. A funeral mass was held Tuesday, March 25 at St. Joseph’s Church in Winterset. Burial was at the Gethsemane Cemetery in Lansing.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.ochiltree.com.
Vince was born June 4, 1929 in Lansing, the son of Ben and Mary (McNamara) Mullarkey. He married Dorothy O’Neill February 19, 1952 at I.C. Church, Wexford. Vince farmed with his parents on their farm and after three years entered the United States Army. He took his Basic Training at Ft. Chaffee, AR and later was deployed to Ft. Knox, KY for mechanic schooling. He was then stationed at Ft. Carson, CO.
Following his discharge he was employed by Keenan Auto Sales in Lansing for four years. From there, he was Transportation Director at Eastern Allamakee Community Schools in Lansing for 30 years.
Vince served on the Lansing City Council for a number of years and was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion. In 2004, he and his wife, Dorothy, moved to Winterset to be closer to family.

Surviving Vincent is his wife, Dorothy of Winterset; his sons, Joseph (Mary Kay) of West Des Moines and John “Jack” (Sharon) of Waukee; three sisters, Alice (Ernie) Luster of Lansing, Mary Schellhammer of Milwaukee, WI and Betty Burg of Owatonna, MN; five grandchildren, Megan (Jeff) Andersen of West Des Moines, Molly (Chris) Nickell of West Des Moines, Nicholas Mullarkey of West Des Moines, Kelli (Josh) Hutt of Woodward, and Keri Mullarkey of Waukee; and his great-grandchildren, Noah and Emma Andersen of West Des Moines, Elliot and Gabriel Nickell of West Des Moines and Evan Hutt of Woodward.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings, Rita, Linus, Ann, and Frank.