Phil and Family,
Please accept my heartfelt condolences at the loss of your loved one and this INCREDIBLE artist gift to the world. I own her painting “Tidal Wave” and remember the wave of her and the Prairie each time I look at the painting. The gift of her lives on in her love and her art.
Rebecca D. Mulvaney
December 18, 1947 – March 20, 2013
Memorial services celebrating the life of Rebecca D. Mulvaney, age 65 of St. Joseph, Minnesota will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Daniel Funeral Home Chapel in St. Joseph. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Reverend Wilfred Theisen, OSB will officiate. Inurnment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Collegeville.
Rebecca died on March 20, 2013 at her home with family by her side after a courageous and futile one year battle with lung cancer.
Rebecca was born on December 18, 1947 in Parkersburg, West Virginia to Charles M. and Maxine (McPeek) Hutzler. She graduated from Parkersburg High School and Ohio University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Rebecca was a self- employed Visual Artist who believed in the strong natural and spiritual power of landscape, those things that draw us beyond ourselves. Her work has been displayed or placed in collections at the South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD; Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD; Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND; and many others throughout the US and Canada.
In addition to her studio pursuits, Rebecca was a founding signature member of the Artist Guild of Central Minnesota, she was a board member of the South Dakota Arts Council and served as Program Director of the Granary Rural Cultural Center and was on the Executive Committee of the South Dakota Artists Network. She has also served as Director of Galleries at Northern State University, Executive Director of the Huntingdon County (PA) Arts Council, and as Exhibits Director for the Fredericksburg (VA) Center for the Creative Arts.
Rebecca is survived by her husband, Philip Mulvaney of St. Joseph; son, Sean Malone (Wendy Lyons) of Califon, New Jersey; grandson, Alex Malone; step-children, Sean Mulvaney of LeSueur, Minnesota, Maureen (Steve) Thompson of Shakopee, Minnesota; mother, Maxine Hutzler of Parkersburg, West Virginia; brothers, Charles (Kathy) Hutzler and James (Niki) Hutzler both of Parkersburg, West Virginia; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Erin Malone; father, Charles Hutzler; and sister, Judy Hutzler.
Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers to St. Cloud Hospital Hospice or Coborns Cancer Center.
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Dear Phil and family, I was shocked to read that Rebecca had passed away. I was out of town last week and was catching up on the newspapers last night when I came across Rebecca’s obituary. Please accept my deepest and most heartfelt condolences.
Dear Phil,
We send you our heartfelt support during this time of great loss. Our memories of Rebecca as an enthusiastic, engaged individual who was full of energy and ideas will remain with us always. You and your family are in our thoughts at this difficult time.
Phil and family:
My sympathy, thoughts and prayers in your loss of Rebecca. May God grant you comfort and His peace and may family and friends provide love and support in the days ahead.
Phil, we are so sorry. It was indeed a shock to learn of Rebecca’s passing.
I enjoyed working with her on the first ever Granary high school show. I have missed you both in Aberdeen since you moved away.
You have our deepest sympathy. We have all lost a very very special friend.
We are so sorry to hear of Rebeccal’s passing. This came as a shock to us of course. We will never forget her and her wonderful landscape paintings.
Tari will never forget her time working with Rebecca at the Granary Rural Cultural Center: how hard Rebecca worked and how very supportive she was in all that Tari did.
Peter has many memories of her working with students, faculty and artists during her time as Director at the NSU galleries. She was always very generous of her time and energy. She helped to make Northern and Aberdeen a much better place.
Rebecca was truely a dedicated supporter of the arts and a wonderful artist as well . It is not right that she passed so young.
Phil,
My deepest sympathy to you and the family. It was truly a privilege for me to get to know both of you while caring for our Dear Gertrude.
I know Rebecca will be deeply missed. She was indeed a class act.
Fondly,
Clara Nolz
Phil, I am so sorry for your loss.
Rebecca will always be on my list of kind and gentle people.May she rest in peace.God bless you all.
Phil, I am so sorry for the loss of Rebecca. You are in my prayers.
I am so sorry to hear of Rebecca’s passing. She will be dearly missed, Phil. I have admired her boundless energy for community arts, and her willingness to take on the impossible and make it happen. Best regards at this difficult time. Laurie
I was so sorry to hear about Rebecca. My sincere condolences to you, Phil, and all of your family.
We have wonderful memories of a warm, beautiful woman with an amazing talent. Love and prayers to all who were touched by Rebecca.
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Memorial services celebrating the life of Rebecca D. Mulvaney, age 65 of St. Joseph, Minnesota will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Joseph. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Reverend Wilfred Theisen, OSB will officiate. Inurnment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Collegeville.