Eddie entered eternal rest Wednesday morning, November 17, 2021 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, surrounded by his loving family.  He was 69 years of age.  The oldest of eight children, Eddie was the son of the late Edward E. and Julia E. (Voke) Mulkern.  Born and raised in Chelsea, Eddie attended elementary school at St. Rose School in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School, Class of 1971.  Just after high school Eddie began his working career in the telephone industry at New England Tel & Tel.  With time came change and Eddie stayed with the company through many transitions from Bell Atlantic, Nynex and finally Verizon.  Eddie dedicated 47 years to the telephone industry before retiring from Verizon in Boston as a telephone technician in 2019.  Eddie moved to Lynn with his family four years ago but in his heart he was a lifelong resident of Chelsea.  He was proud to be from Chelsea, the City he loved dearly.  Eddie was a member of the historical society; he was a late board member of the Governor Bellingham-Cary House in Chelsea.  He was also a late library trustee of the Chelsea Public Library.  A Past Faithful Navigator 4 ^th degree Bishop Chevrus Assembly.  Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus #83 in Chelsea.

Devoted husband of Mary E. (Pinkman) Mulkern of Lynn, with whom he shared 41 years of marriage.  Beloved father of Alicia Palange and her husband Robert, Paul Mulkern, all of Lynn, Maura Bouton and her husband George Edward Bouton III of Reading, Mary Ann Mulkern and her fiancé Wolfgang Hahn of Brighton.  Dear brother of Kathryn Wallace and her husband Stephen, Mary Ellis and her husband Alfred, all of Winthrop, Patricia Tabbut and her husband James, Maureen Mulkern, all of Chelsea, James Mulkern and his wife Juko of Japan and the late David E. Mulkern, John F. Mulkern.  Brother-in-law of Kathleen Manning of Milton.  Also lovingly survived by 4 grandchildren, Ryder, Aster, Kayden and Owen.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:  Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend visiting hours in the Carafa Family Funeral Home, 389 Washington Ave., CHELSEA, on Friday, November 26, 2021 from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M.  Funeral from the funeral home on Saturday at 9:00 A.M. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at the Blessed Mother of the Morning Star Parish, Our Lady of Grace, 59 Nichols St., Chelsea at 10:00 A.M.  Services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.

DONATIONS:  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St., Suite B-102, Danvers, MA 01923 or on-line at www.caredimensions.org .