Lynne Mulroy 1944-2020
Lynne Ann Mulroy, 76, Holton, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at her home.
She was born April 18, 1944, at Axtell, the daughter of Wayne and Mildred Bergman Neff. She attended Sts. Peter and Paul School in Seneca, graduating from high school in 1962. She later graduated from the House of Heavlin Beauty College in Kansas City, Mo.
Lynne was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Holton and the Altar Society. She was in charge of decorating the church for 10 years and also decorated numerous weddings. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi. Lynne was President of Holton Main Street and a member of the Chamber of Commerce, in which she was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014.
Lynne was well-known in the community for founding the annual holiday window painting project to support Holton Main Street. She was instrumental in the design, funding and installation of the Holton sign project on the Square. Lynne was named Holton Main Street Volunteer of the Year in 2011.
Lynne was an avid flower gardener. She was honored with both Jackson County Yard of the Month and Yard of the Year by the City of Holton. She was a HGTV enthusiast and loved decorating, especially at Christmas. The Mulroy home was opened for the Holiday Homes Tour three times to support the American Cancer Society, an organization dear to Lynne’s heart. Lynne loved filling her home with family, friends and laughter. Her five grandchildren were her world.
She worked as a hairstylist for the Menninger Foundation in Topeka and owned and operated The Beau-tique in Seneca. She was a department manager at Walmart, worked for 16 years at Holton National Bank, owned and operated Li’l Bits Children’s Clothing Store and was a Mary Kay consultant for 16 years.
Lynne married Rich Mulroy on June 12, 1965, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca. They recently celebrated 55 years of marriage. He survives.
Other survivors include a son, Shane Mulroy (Janice), Circleville; two daughters, Shara Sevart (Aaron), Augusta, and Shanna Schimke (Kelly), Oskaloosa; a sister, Layna Lackey, Topeka; and five grandchildren, Mallori, Makinley and Madden Mulroy and Korynn and Keagan Schimke.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Laine Tangeman.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4 at St. Dominic Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Topeka. Lynne will lie in state after noon on Wednesday at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Holton, where family and friends will meet from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, with a rosary prayed at 7 p.m. Due to COVID-19, face masks are required for those attending the visitation, rosary and mass.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Holton Community Hospital Foundation, the Parkinson’s Foundation or St. Dominic Catholic Church, and may be sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 1034, Holton, KS 66436. Online condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com
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