Elisabeth Anne (Hedlund) Mulkern

On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, Elisabeth Anne Mulkern, beloved wife and mother, passed away at age 53 after a brief battle with cancer. Elisabeth was born April 14, 1966 in Minneapolis, MN to William and Maureen (McNeive) Hedlund. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Journalism in 1988 and worked in TV news. On May 26, 1990, she married Joe Mulkern. They had a daughter, Margaret, and a son, Brendan, after which the family moved to Albuquerque in 1998.  Elisabeth had a lifelong passion for books: having worked in journalism, she moved to working at bookstores and eventually joined the Albuquerque Library staff to indulge her appetite for reading.  She also developed an interest in knitting and enjoyed the friends she made while crafting endless afghans, scarves and socks.  Elisabeth adored the mountains of her adopted home and loved hiking, mountain biking, and being immersed in the peaks of the Rocky Mountains.  Above all, Elisabeth valued family and friends, holding them all close to her heart. Elisabeth was preceded in death by her father, William, her mother, Maureen, and brother John.  She is survived by her husband Joe; daughter, Margaret (Patrick) and son, Brendan (Donna), along with sisters, Mary and Eileen, and brothers, Steve and Bill.  A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at 10:30 a.m.  at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 12500 Carmel Ave NE, 87122. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Friends of the Library.