DELAVAN - Florence Celine Mullen, age 95, passed away on November 13, 2026, at Primrose Retirement Community in Pleasant Prairie. Celine was born on August 24, 1931, in Chicago to Patrick and Florence (Delehanty) Gilhooly. Celine married Daniel Mullen on November 28, 1953, at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago and they moved to Dan's hometown of Delavan where they raised their three children. Through the years, Celine worked at Lake Lawn Lodge, Borg Instruments and the last 17 years before retirement at the Wisconsin State School for the Deaf, where she made lifelong friends along the way.
Like her husband Dan, Celine had a very keen Irish sense of humor. She was involved for decades in St. Andrew's Catholic parish in Delavan, where their children attended the parish school. Celine had many interests, including travel throughout the years, where she arranged family vacations in destinations too many to list. Most important to Celine was love of country, her Irish heritage and above all, love of her family.
Celine is survived by her children Mary (Albert) Baron, Kevin Mullen and Kathleen(aka Cass) Mullen; her five grandchildren: Amy (Emilio) Ruffolo, Michael Baron, Patrick Baron, Emily (Jonny Kokott) Salas and Danielle (Daniel Harris) Salas; and her three great-grandchildren: Rocco, Matteo and Gabriel Ruffolo and a fourth great-grandchild (baby boy Harris) who is due to be welcomed into the family in late December 2026. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Dan on January 5, 1991; her parents, siblings and their spouses and several nieces and nephews.
Thank you to the staff at Primrose Retirement Community and Hospice Alliance for their phenomenal care. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Primrose Retirement Community.
A visitation for family and friends will be held from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. on Friday, November 20, 2026 at Monroe Funeral Home, 604 E. Walworth Avenue in Delavan. A private family interment will be at St. Andrews Catholic Cemetery at a later date.
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