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Priscilla Mullarkey Conklin - Class of 1955

Submitted by Fran Olson Gustafson 1965 <fgustafson917@gmail.com> on 29/Dec/2025
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    Priscilla Ann Mullarkey Conklin of New Windsor, NY passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December
28, 2025. The daughter of Edith Turner Mullarkey and Edward Joseph Mullarkey, she
was born January 29, 1937, in Newburgh, NY. Upon graduating Newburgh Free
Academy, she went on to work at Newburgh Savings Bank until meeting her husband,
Ira D Conklin Jr. Following their marriage, she joined him in the family business at Ira D.
Conklin and Sons, where she worked for many years and was an essential part of both
the business and family it supported.

Pam lived life fully and always had an active social life. She was a member of the Pat
Tarsio Ladies Bowling League and a longtime member of the Powelton Club where she
was an avid golfer. She enjoyed traveling with her husband, Ira, and their close friends
on trips and cruises all over the world. Upon Pam and Ira's retirement, they spent
several months each year at their Florida home, where they enjoyed the warm weather
and daily rounds of golf.

Pam was a devoted, lifetime parishioner of St. Patrick's Church in Newburgh, where her
faith remained a constant throughout her life. In Pam's later years, she found her
greatest joy in devoting her time to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will
be forever missed.

She is survived by her son Ira Conklin III and fiancee Mary Beth Maio of New Windsor,
NY; grandson Ira Conklin IV and his wife Taylor of Newburgh, NY, who are expecting
their first child; her granddaughter Caitlin Hogan and her husband Brendan Hogan of
Cornwall on Hudson, NY; great-granddaughters Aislinn and Nora Hogan of Cornwall on
Hudson, NY; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She is predeceased by her son Edward Joseph "EJ" Conklin; her husband Ira D.
Conklin Jr.; sister Marlene Jennings; and her parents.

The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Pam's devoted home
health aides, especially Erin Goodman, for their compassion, dedication, and
exceptional care, which allowed Pam to remain comfortably at home surrounded by love
for several years.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday December 30, 2025, from 4-8 PM at Brooks Funeral
Home, 481 Gidney Ave, Newburgh, NY. A Catholic mass will be held at St. Patrick's
Church Wednesday December 31, 2025, at 10:00 AM, Grand St, Newburgh, NY, with
entombment following in Cedar Hill Mausoleum, 5468 Route 9W, Newburgh, NY.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital in Pam's name.