Eleanor C. Mulvihill, 95, of Devils Lake, ND, formerly Esmond, ND, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at Heartland Care Center in Devils Lake.  Funeral services will be Saturday, September 18th, 2010,  10:30 AM at the Bethany Evangelical Free Church in Esmond with Pastor John Mulvihill officiating.  Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery at Esmond.  Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7pm with a 7pm Prayer Service at the United Methodist Church in Devils Lake.  Visitation  Saturday, will be from 9am until the time of service at the church in Esmond.  A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, September 25th at the Evangelical Free Church in Taylorville, Il.  Honorary casket bearers will be her grandsons:  Kenyon Draper,  Wesley Draper,  Steven Draper,  Matthew Mulvihill,  Timothy Gulsvig and James Mulvihill.  The active casket bearers will be:  Paul Backstrom,  Philip Backstrom,  Wilford Brown,  Roger Hill,  Tom Hill and Richard Vetter.  The Mulvihill family will provide the music.

Eleanor Christine Mulvihill was born September 29th, 1914 at the family farm near Foreston, MN, one of eight children born to Einar and Lena Pearson.   She attended elementary and high school in Foreston, MN and a year post high school at Trinity Seminary and Bible College in Chicago, Il.  Eleanor married LuVerne Mulvihill  on October 28, 1939 at the Person family farm near Foreston.  They farmed near Morris, MN for four and a half years, then moved to Minneapolis where LuVerne attended seminary.  Eleanor was a pastor's wife for over fifty years living in many states and Canada.  In North Dakota, they served churches in Esmond, Devils Lake,  Valley City,  Cooperstown,  Dickinson and Rugby.  LuVerne passed away  in 2007.  Their last home together was in Taylorville, Il.  She has resided in Devils Lake, ND for the last three years.

Eleanor was the mother of seven children.  A son Peter Paul died in infancy.  She leaves six children:  Ruth Mulvihill of Bellingham, WA,  Mary (Paul) Draper of Springfield, IL,  John (Kathy) Mulvihill of  Hagerstown, MN;  Jim (Janice) Mulvihill of Belize, Central America,  Eleanor R. (Douglas) Johnson of Billings, MT and Christine (Alan) Gulsvig of Devils Lake, ND;  fourteen grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; a brother: Paul Pearson of San Jose, CA.  She was preceded in death by her parents;  husband;  a son:  Peter Paul Mulvihill;  a granddaughter:  Therese Gulsvig;  5 brothers and a sister.

Memorials are preferred to Billy Graham or Child Evangelism Fellowship.


Condolences:

My condolences to the Mulvihill Family,   During this time of great sorrow, may it comfort you to know that others are deeply touched by your loss. I too know the pain of losing someone dear. Even though our hearts are broken, rest assure that our Grand Creator cares about you personally (1Peter5:7) and can help you through this difficult time.Revelation 21:4 speaks of a time soon when God will do away with death forever. There will be no more sorrow, heartache, or pain. May your happy memories and sure scriptural hope comfort your hearts during this painful time.    Daina

May God comfort you and give you peace and a wonderful time together.   My dad (Harley Fogderud) died in June and we "kids" and spouses also did the funeral service.  What a blessing to know that our loved ones are with the Lord.  (Mom is still living in a home in Jamestown.)  God's continued blessings on your wonderful family.  What a nice picture of your mom!   Sharon and John Sonneson

We here at Fame Church, Moweaqua, Il., remember LuVerne and Eleanor as a humble and serving couple, as they served us here at various times. We enjoyed their fellowship and will remember them well as the both have now gone home to the Lord. Our heartfelt condolences go out to John and Kathy, and Jim and Jan, as we have known you two couples personally. God Bless, Ken Zindel