Mrs. Mulholland was a graduate of St. Barnabas Academy, Grace Institute and the State University of New York at Delhi. She was a lifelong member of the Rosary Society of the Roman Catholic Church. Surviving are her brothers, Henry E. Weisgerber of Margaretville and Arthur E. Weisgerber of Calabash, N.C., and her children, Ellen Mulholland Huggins of Clifton Park, John J. Mulholland III of New York, Kevin F. Mulholland of Oneonta, Maureen A. Meyerhoff of Boone, N.C., Eileen J. Tiffany of Cary, N.C., Denis G. Mulholland of LaFayette, Brendan J. Mulholland of San Francisco, Calif. and Megeen R. Mulholland of Albany, as well as 11 grandchildren. She will be buried at Woodland Cemetery, Delhi, alongside her husband. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to St. Peter's Church in Delhi or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 96911, Washington, D.C. 20090.
Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home, Delhi.
Bernie grew up in Cooperstown, where he attended local schools. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966 until 1968. Following his discharge from the service, he was employed by McEwan's Hardware in Cooperstown and from 1968 until 1971 by the Otsego County Infirmary. From 1971 until 1980 he was employed by Remington Arms in Ilion and from 1980 until 1990 he was employed at The Meadows. From 1990 until the time of his death, he was on the maintenance staff at the Otsego County office buildings.