John J. Mulligan 324 Harrison Ave. (1850s) Owned Coal & Ice Co. 1st Generation in USA	Our facility as Built by Dr. A. Mulligan, M.D. 1900-1929 (Note Absence of K of C building and steeples on Holy Cross Church)	Dr. A. Mulligan, M.D. 331 Cleveland Ave. Early 1900 to 1944 2nd Generation in USA
Frank X. Mulligan Sr. Founder 1920 - 1984 3rd Generation in USA	Current Facility 327 - 331 Cleveland Ave. Harrison, NJ 07029	Monument dedicating current facility to our founder.

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Prior to Frank X. Mulligan, Sr. opening the funeral home for business in 1946 the Mulligan family had been in Harrison for several generations. John J. Mulligan had a coal and ice company on Harrison Ave. between the current Town Hall and Health Dept. Annex in the 1850's. Dr. Aloysius A. Mulligan (his son) built a residence and doctor's office at 331 Cleveland Ave., the site of the funeral home. He practiced medicine here until his demise in 1944.

Dr. Stanley J. Siwek took the practice over and moved to its current site 428 Central Ave. in 1946 when Frank X. Mulligan, Sr. opened the funeral home. Frank X. Mulligan, Sr. was attending St. Anselm's College, New Hampshire as a pre-med student and went into the U.S. Coast Guard as a Chief Pharmacist's Mate during WWII. He was assigned to a Navy ship and traveled throughout the South Pacific during many island invasions to oust the Japanese during the war. When he left service in 1946, his father had died and the G. I. Bill offered him the opportunity to go to Mortuary School in New York City for six weeks before becoming a licensed funeral director.

So our founder Frank X. Mulligan, Sr. started the funeral home in the building his father built as a physician's office and home. The living room was the first viewing room and the dining room (our current arrangements office) was the second viewing room. Each year the business grew under his stewardship. He doubled the size of the funeral home in 1966 with the addition of a central hallway and large viewing room, smoking lounge and casket showroom so families no longer had to travel to the manufacturer's in Newark.

At this point in time the number of families served doubled. The business again doubled the number of families served by 1976 and again by 1986. In 1969, Frank X. Mulligan, Jr. started work as a licensed funeral director, previously he had been a helper, door attendant, pallbearer, etc. He also was employed as a school teacher and college professor until 1986. In 1982, Frank, Jr. and his wife Judith purchased the funeral home from his parents Frank & Florence Mulligan. Subsequently they added the carport, redecorated the funeral home and renovated it to be barrier free so that the physically challenged would have an easier time.

The current modern facility is dedicated to our founder Frank X. Mulligan, Sr. We hope each and every family and visitor finds peace and solace in your time of need here.