Eileen M.

(Murphy) Mullaney

Eileen passed away unexpectedly on Monday December 16th in her Greenland New Hampshire home.  She was 80 years of age.  Born and raised in Chelsea, she was one of nine children of the late Andrew P. and Anna T. (Callahan) Murphy.  Eileen attended St. Rose Parochial School and graduated from St. Rose High School.  She was married to Frank T. Mullaney and resided in Malden for a brief time before returning to Chelsea.  A resident of Chelsea for most of her life she was a devoted homemaker and mother.  She also worked outside of her home. Beginning her career as a telephone operator in the Chelsea exchange office and later in Boston.  There she moved into management and worked as an executive assistant.  Her position moved her to the New York City area where she completed 25 years of service and retired in 1998.  She returned to the area with her husband and settled in New Hampshire.  Eileen made her home in Greenland, NH for the past 20 years.  In her lifetime, family came first, her second love was baking, she also enjoyed arts and crafts, doll making, bingo and card games with her friends in Maine.  The passing of her husband in 2005 left her widowed for the past 14 years.  She remained in Greenland with the company of her daughter and best friend Maureen Mullaney and she was also the devoted mother to Michael Mullaney of Marblehead, Joseph Mullaney and his wife Arlene of Salem, Timothy Mullaney and his wife Julieta of Laguna Niguel, CA, Robert Mullaney and his wife Sara of Boxford.  Cherished grandmother of Mia, Erica, Christopher, Matthew, Maddie, Grace, Drew, Anna-Sophia and Lauren Mullaney.  Dear sister and sister-in-law of Kevin Murphy and his wife Virginia of Chelsea, Pat Mason and her husband William of Wilmington, Jane Murphy of Tewksbury and Jean Murphy of Malden, the late Patricia Doherty, Barbara Parow, Kathleen Paris, Sheila Zecha, Andrew J., Edward, and Brendan Murphy.  She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours will be held at Welsh Funeral Home 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Friday December 20th from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.  Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend.  Funeral on Saturday from the Welsh Funeral Home at 9:00 AM.  Followed by a funeral mass at St. Michael the Archangel Chapel, 91 Crest Ave., Chelsea at 10:00 AM.  Committal and graveside services will be held on Monday December 23 ^rd at 10:00 AM. in Calvary Cemetery, Middle Road, Portsmouth, NH.  Funeral home fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite funeral home.