Christopher F. Mulvihill

Macken Funeral Home Memorial Photo
Date of Birth:
Friday, September 12, 1975
Date of Death:
Monday, March 7, 2016
Age:
40 years old

Visitation

Date: Thursday March 10, 2016
Time: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]

Second Visitation

Date: Friday March 11, 2016
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location: Church of the Resurrection Catholic Church [ view map ]

Funeral Service

Date: Friday March 11, 2016
Time: 11:00 am

Location: Church of the Resurrection Catholic Church [ view map ]

Macken Funeral Home Memorial Photo
Date of Birth:
Friday, September 12, 1975
Date of Death:
Monday, March 7, 2016
Age:
40 years old
Macken Funeral Home Memorial Photo
Date of Birth:
Friday, September 12, 1975
Date of Death:
Monday, March 7, 2016
Age:
40 years old

Christopher F. Mulvihill

Christopher Francis Mulvihill, 40, of Chatfield, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016. Chris was born September 12, 1975 to Francis and Darlene (Meyers) Mulvihill in Rochester. Chris attended Bamber Valley Elementary and graduated from Mayo High School in 1994. Chris attended college in the Twin Cities and was employed at Mayo Clinic Pharmacy.
In 2001 he married the love of his life, Karen Mueller. Together they had four beautiful children, Cavan, Aaron, Catherine, and Ivalene. Chris was a dedicated husband and father and enjoyed spending time with his wife and children. He was an avid outdoorsman with a passion for nature. He enjoyed many family adventures fishing, hunting, camping, and snowmobiling. Chris had a penchant for detail and took pride in his skills in model making. As an active member of his local church, Chris and Karen taught faith formation together and were presenting team members for World Wide Marriage Encounter. Chris was also a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Chris is survived by his wife and children, his parents, his sisters Diana (Jimmy) Hooten, Patty Maddox, and Karen (Brent) Turner; his in-laws, Catherine and Francis (Doc) Mueller, Scott (Denise) Mueller, JoAnn (Greg) Carlson, Colleen (Justin) Wendt, John-Cletus Mueller and his 14 nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home on Thursday, March 10 from 5 – 8 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held on Friday, March 11 at 11 a.m. at Church of the Resurrection, 1600 11th Avenue SE, Rochester. A visitation will be held at the Church one hour before Mass. Online condolences can be sent to www.mackenfuneralhome.com.

Condolences

The family of Christopher F. Mulvihill has received the following condolences.

Karen and Family,


 


We offer our deepest sympathy for your loss. Kelly M. called me with the news the morning of the funeral and we were unable to be there. Know that your family is in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless!!!

We are both very sad to hear of your loss. We share your grief.


 

To Karen, Kavin and to the rest of the family, I'm so sorry to hear of this. I'm Sammy's dad and this news is heartbreaking. When the dust settles we'll have to make sure Kavin and sam have a play date/ sleepover.  The couple of times I talked to Chris I was genuinely impressed with his candor and the fact that he was just about as nice of a guy as you'd ever want to meet.  God bless you.

Dear Karen, Although we are hundreds of miles away, we want you to know of our love and our prayers for Chris, you and your children.  We are stunned to think of your beautiful family and the pain of losing such a loving husband and father.  


We pray that all of you will feel God's loving arms around you in the coming days.  


Psalm 34:19. The Lord is close to the broken-hearted.  


Lots of Love and Prayers,


Janine and Ken

Fran& Darlene & family . So sorry hear about your loss our thoughts an sprayers to all.. Perv and Carol floen

Karen, Cavan & Family,


We are so sorry to hear of your loss.  Praying that Jesus holds you extra close during this difficult time.


Love from,


Sam & Josh Norenberg and Cathleen Dandrea


 

Karen and family:


Thoughts and prayers are with you.  So sorry for your loss.   


Kathy


 

Prayers go out to you all Fran, Darlene, Dianna, Patty, Karen, and especially Chris's wife and kids.  So sorry for your loss.  I am familiar with this kind of tragedy.  Hope you can all find peace in his love for family, friends and the outdoors.  

Karen, Caven, Aaron, Catherine & Ivy,


We extend our deepest sympathies on the passing of Chris. Chris was such a kind soul and great friend. May the memory of Chris live on in your hearts forever.

As a former coworker, I have many great memories of working with Chris. He always had a few minutes to talk about fishing or hunting. He will be greatly missed. 

Karen my heart goes out to you. I am so sorry for your loss.   My prayers will be with you and your family.  

Karen and the entire Mulvihill family,


I am so sorry to hear about your loss. May you continually find strength in your many wonderful memories Chris.  My thoughts and prayers are with you.


-Alisha Simon

Karen & family, so sorry to hear of your brothers passing. Larry and Pat Turner

To all of Chris's family


So very sorry for your loss, our prayers and thoughts are with you.

Karen and Family:
We are sorry for your loss.  Many prayers are with you at this time. 


 


Michael, Brenda, Alexander, Nathaniel and Lily Kalmbach

Karen, I'm so very sorry for your loss. Love and prayers to you all. Amy

Karen -


Chris and I are part of your WWME(ND) family. We are VERY sorry you and your children have to go through this. We pray you can find solace in God's mercy, hang on and take one day at a time. I have to tell you of neat incident that happened to me - Janine Kessler had sent out a text Tuesday the 9th to WWME team with some Lenten words of wisdom and a prayer for Chris in it. I was in Walmart as I opened the text and read it - as I was reading the prayer for Chris, the song "A New World Somewhere" started playing in the store. Now, I NEVER hear that song played ANYWHERE, (other than at team functions). I got chills down my spine, but at the same time felt a peace for Chris. I don't take it as a coincidence - God is taking care of Chris - let Him take care of you as well. We will be thinking and praying for you.


All our love,


Chris and Gina Ahlers


 

Karen and family: I am so sorry to hear about you loss. My heart goes out to you all. You are in my thoughts and prayers. My parents also send their condolences. You are in their thoughts and prayers.


Hugs,    Hope Doherty and Roger and Jacque Nelson

Karen -


I'm so deeply sorry for your loss.  You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.


Sending love, prayers and my very deepest sympathies.


Jaime Landon Perron

To Chris's family....


I am so sorry to hear of your loss.  I haven't seen Chris since high school, but we were very often seated next to each other growing up, since our last names were next to each other alphabetically.  Chris was always a kind, quirky (in a great way!), and nice guy.  


Erin

Fran & Darlene, We are so very sorry to hear of your loss of Chris. We didn'r know him, but it sounds like he was a spectacular person. We are sending prayers your way.


 


Lucille (Roeder) Cordes

My deepest sympathy to Chris's family. My heart is breaking for Chris and for all of you. Chris was a funny, caring, respectful man. His work ethic goes beyond what words could ever express. Alway willing to help everyone and so so smart. He will be missed by so many. I feel honored to have gotten the chance to know him. So sorry for your loss. With thoughts and prayers .. Misty Murray  

Karen,


I am so very saddened by Chris's passing.  I pray that God will fill the deep void you are feeling and give you the strength and courage to get through this time.


Cavan, Aaron, Catherine and Ivy,


Your dad was so proud of all of you!  I know each one of you had a special place in his heart.  He talked about you with a great big smile on his face.


I have had the pleasure of working with Chris for 8 years and he is missed so much.  His kindness, willingness to help and listening ear is the character he carried every day.


I thank you for lending your husband and daddy to us every day. His shoes will never be able to be filled, both at home or at work.


From his work family, our deepest sympathies.


 

I am deeply saddened to hear of Chris' passing.  My thoughts and prayers are with you, Karen and your family.

To the whole Mulvihill family, we are so sad to hear the loss of your son, brother, husband and daddy!  May god help you all through this hard time. We pray for all of you!  Tim and Sue Petersen

Karen-I am so very sorry for your loss.  Prayers being said for you and your family.  God Bless you all.  Keep the memories close to your heart always.  Love, Connee

May you feel the love of your family and friends wrapped around you.  My heart is sad for you all.  Will be keeping you close in my thoughts and prayers.  

Karen and family, I am so sorry to hear about your loss :(  I will be thinking about you and your family at this very sad and difficult time in your life. My prayers go out to you and your family.


           jackie bjerke

The Mulvihill family,


Our deepest sympathy to you and the whole family at the time of Chris (dad) death.   

Our hearts go out to you and your family. Know of our prayers for God to give you all you need in the days and weeks ahead.

I am so sorry for your loss.  Chris was an awesome person and will be greatly missed. 

I am deeply saddened by the news of your husband passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Dear Karen and family, 


My heart and prayers go out to you.  May God give you strength and peace to carry you through difficult time.  


 


Tricia Himlie

Karen and family,


I am so sorry  to hear of your loss. No words can take away your pain but please know you are in my thoughts and prayers.


Jenny Nosbisch

Karen, Cavan, Aaron, Catherine, and Ivy,


We are so sad hearing about Chris's death.  We were just getting to know him better, especially through Boy Scouts -- he was always so upbeat, ready to help with whatever, and inspiring to the other scouts and parents.  We continue to pray for you all during this transition time...


Hugs and Prayers,


Nancy, Steve, Heidi, Marcus, Katrina

Our hearts a breaking for your loss! Chris had a smile that lighted up a room and gentle spirit that will be remember by all he encountered.


His legacy will live on in your children and the life you built together. Please know we are lifting you, the children, and your family up in prayers in the days that follow.


Love,


Justin and Jennifer Carlin

Our hearts and prayers go out to you and your family  Karen you and Chris are and will always be part of our Marriage Encounter family, please know we are and will always be there for you and the kids.  I am not good with words so I will leave it at that.


we Love YOU.


 


Kathy and David Jeanson

Deepest sympathy to the family. May God bless all of you and give you comfort during this difficult and sad time. Twyla Rickard

Karen, Our hearts and prayers go out to you and the kids. We are so sorry to hear of Chris's passing.

Oh Karen!  I am so very sorry for your loss.  My heart hurts for what your beautiful family must be going through. Hold on tight to one another.  My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.  Sending virtual hugs your way.  Conni and Jeff Desilva

My dearest Karen,  I can think of no words to help ease your sorrow.  Know that there are family and friends grieving with you trying to ease your pain.  Find strength in your love for God as He will help you on this journey.  I pray for you and your children.  Love...Boni Moon

I am so heartbroken for you! I keep thinking about how you are making it through each moment and send you all the love in my heart and pray for you to have incredible strength; for yourself and your kiddies. Room one has been thinking and talking about you and how we can help you-every day!! We love you!! We will see you and give you big hugs tomorrow night, but until then, know that we are sending our love and hugs always!! SQUEEZE!!

So very sorry Karen and family. My thoughts and prayers are with you as you go through this difficult time and beyond. Hugs! 

Karen and family,


I am so sorry for your loss.  You are in my thoughts and prayers. Cherish the memories. Hugs.

Karen- We feel devastated and our heart pours out in love to you and your beautiful children.   Words cannot accurately express how we are feeling.  We are here for you and love you so VERY much!  Our VERY DEEPEST sympathy to you.  Hugs!

To Chris's family, 


Having worked with Chris for several years in the pharmacy, I know that his family was the most important thing in his life.  I could see the pride in him when he would share stories about his family.  As a colleague, he was remarkable, smart, fun, caring, dedicated, and always willing to help or teach. 


My prayers to you all.  He will forever be looking upon you.  mj

I can't wrap my head and heart around this, as I'm sure we are all feeling that way. So many wonderful, happy memories up at Leech Lake. I'll never forget the awesome sand castle he and my brother, Mike, built that made it to the front cover of the resort's brochure. Loved listening to him talk around the nightly campfires and always made everyone laugh. He cherished his family with all his heart and always lit up when around his wife and kids. He was an inspiration to many, including myself. You are all in my heart and prayers.


Love you with all my heart,


Cyndee

Karen and family,


My condolences to all of you. May you feel Jesus' arms wrapped around you. Praying for all of you, Maureen

We are so sorry for your loss. Keeping you and your family in prayer.


May you find peace within your family and friends who surround you. It may be hard to remember but...God is good...always...

Words cannot express how truly sorry I am at the loss of Chris. He will be missed by so many. I pray for strength and healing for his entire family in the days ahead. 

Chris and George were two of my first college friends. We met during orientation and then had our Biology Colloquium class together where we went to Itasca State Park and took pictures of all three of us hugging trees. On Saturday Etienne and I were trimming some of our huge oak, ash, and cottonwood trees, one is absolutely massive. I decided to hug it and see how far I could get my arms around it since I hadn't ever done that since we bought the farm - barely is the answer - and I immediately thought of George and Chris and the fun we had.


Even, though I have not seen him since college, his kindness and friendship remain.


Karen, I am so sorry for your loss. 

So sorry to hear of your loss.  Chis was a great friend.  He will be dearly missed.  Our thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

Our deepest sympathy to Karen and family and the Mulvihill Family. I know he will be greatly missed by all. Life is supposed to start at 40, not end. One more angel is heaven


 


God Bless


 


pork and Lil Barholomew

Chris could light up any room he walked into with his smile. You will be missed, friend. 

Love you friend. 

Love you friend. 

My love for you, Karen, overflows... We are so sorry. We loved Chris very much; he was an amazing friend, husband, and father. 


Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. 


Psalm 119:28


"My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word."


2 Corinthians 4:16


" Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day."


All our love, support, and prayers~


Andrea,  Jamie, Jaden, Anden, & Lainey


 

Karen, 


I don't have any words that will ease the pain.  Kate and I are sending our love to you and your family.  Chris will be missed by all of us.  


Matt and Kate 

Our hearts and prayers are dedicated to you guys as you go through this difficult time. God is always with you. He will never leave you. And through his promise you will again be reunited. Chris was a wonderful person. We were blessed to know him.

I haven't the words....

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