Robert A. Mullen / Feb. 25, 1925-March 17, 2011
Published 9:38 pm Thursday, March 17, 2011
Robert A. Mullen, 86, of Dowagiac, passed away at 6:05 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Forest Glen Assisted Living.
Bob’s life began on Feb. 25, 1925, in Muskegon, the son of Clarence and Susan (Wood) Mullen. He was a graduate of Dowagiac Central High School and of Michigan State University.
Bob served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was united in marriage to the former Dorothy Jean Keyser on Jan. 18, 1947, at the Federated Church in Dowagiac.
Bob was treasurer of the Wolverine Mutual Insurance Co. for 36 years.
He was a member of Dowagiac Rotary Club, serving as president in 1969.
He was honored as a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow in 1988 and honored with the Rotary Red Rose Citation in 2008.
Bob was a loyal member of Dowagiac Elks Lodge 889 and served as a coach for the Elks’ ritual team that won the state competition and Exalted Ruler in 1961-62.
He was a member of the barber shop quartet, the Tune Vendors, from 1947-1952. The group won the Michigan state championship in 1950.
He was a member of the Federated Church.
Bob was a member of the McLauchlin-Clark Funeral Home bowling team and could be found most mornings at Caruso’s Candy Kitchen having coffee with his friends. His loving family includes: his wife of 64 years, Dorothy of Dowagiac; his sons Scott (Donna) Mullen of Charlotte, N.C., and Jeffrey Mullen of Okemos; six grandchildren, Caitlin, Julian, Michael, Kelsey, Hayley and Matthew Mullen; and his sister in law, Helen Leich of Dowagiac.
Bob is preceded in death by a son Michael in 1959, sister Beatrice Proctor and brothers Richard and Jack Mullen.
His family will gather with friends on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Yazel and Clark Chapel, where his funeral service will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. led by Pastors Rob and Jen Lowe of the Federated Covenant Church.
He will be laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery in Dowagiac.
Memorial contributions in his name may be directed to the Southwestern Michigan College Foundation. Please sign his guestbook and leave a memory of Bob at www.yazel-clark.com
