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| March 28, 2018 1:00 AM

Joseph C. Mullen, 80

A Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph C. Mullen, 80, will be held Thursday, March 29, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the Rose Creek Longhouse in Worley, Idaho. Rosary will be held Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Rose Creek Longhouse in Worley. Father Robert Erickson, S. J., will officiate at the services and burial will follow at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Worley. Mr. Mullen died Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

He was born April 13, 1937, in DeSmet, Idaho, to Edward and Margaret (Cherrapkin) Mullen. He was raised in DeSmet and attended the tribal school there. In his early years, Joe worked for area farmers during harvest, driving grain trucks and combines.

Joseph married Daisy Mae Silas on Oct. 12, 1957, in DeSmet, and the couple made their home in Worley, where they raised their family. Joseph worked for Potlatch Forests at the sawmill in St. Maries, Idaho, as a dryer tender for many years, retiring in 2002. He continued to make his home in Worley. His wife, Daisy, passed away in 2006.

Mr. Mullen was a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in DeSmet. He attended St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Worley.

Survivors include his daughter, Jo Lee Mullen of Worley; one brother, Charles Mullen of Plummer; a niece, Anna Mullen of Worley; a nephew, John Mullen of Coeur d’Alene; two grandchildren, Natalie Mullen and Sunni Jo Mullen of Worley and one great-grandchild, Daisy Ilene Smith of Worley.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Daisy; a daughter, Missy Mullen; two sons, Richard and Clifford Mullen; and siblings, Edward Mullen, Hubert Mullen and Rose Gaze.

Kramer Funeral Home of Tekoa, Wash., is caring for the family. Online condolences may be left at www.kramercares.com.