MULLANEY, William G. March 25, 2013, age 79, born in Quincy, he was a longtime resident of Needham spending his winters in Hernando, FL. Husband of the late Joan (Sharis Haratsis) and the late Mary (Madden Jacob sen). Son of the late John A. and Alice R. (Buckley) Mullaney. Brother of the late Gerald F. and John A. Jr. Loving father to Stephen of Quincy, Ellen of Atkinson, NH, James of Milton, William A. of Medfield, Daniel of Boylston, Barry of Needham, Joanne Babson of Natick. Cherished grandpa to Christopher, Lenoure, Stephanie, Nicholas, Hannah, Jamie, Dylan, Zachary, Benjamin, Samuel, Madison, Grace, Katie, Michael, Joseph W., Jill, Matthew, Elena, Joseph P., and William. Survived by many nieces and nephews. He was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War. Bill owned and operated the Convenient Food Mart on Highland Avenue in Needham and on Washington Street in Wellesley for many years. An avid golfer, he enjoyed longtime memberships at the Needham Golf Club and the Citrus Hill Golf and Country Club in Florida. He will be remembered fondly as a kind and generous man with a gentle soul and a wonderful sense of humor. He will be deeply missed.
Funeral from the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland Ave., (Exit 19B off Rte. 128) NEEDHAM, Tuesday at 10 a.m. Funeral Mass in St. Joseph's Church, Needham, at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Monday 4-8. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery, Needham. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Bill's memory to the American Heart Assoc. , 20 Speen St., Framingham 01701.