Michael E. Houlihan
January 2, 1952 ~ May 16, 2016
Michael (Mike) Earl Houlihan, Brandon, 64, died Monday, May 16, 2016, at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.
Michael [Mike] Earl Houlihan was born in Platte, SD, January 2, 1952, to Norbert J. [Houli] and Lucille R. (Cleveland) Houlihan. He graduated from high school in Mitchell, SD. Mike enlisted in the US Navy in 1971, honorably serving as a chef aboard four submarines. He later was employed as a chef in various restaurants and clubs in Minneapolis, MN and Mitchell.
Mike is survived by one brother, Pat (Joyce), Brooklyn Park, MN, and one sister, Rosemary, St. Louis Park, MN; seven nieces & nephews; and 13 great-nieces & great-nephews.
Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Norbert J. [Houli] and Lucille R. Houlihan, sister, Margaret, and wife, Patty, all of Mitchell.
Memorials are preferred to Helping Hand Assisted Living, 1000 Teakwood St., Brandon, SD 57005, in Mike’s memory.
Rest In Peace my friend. It seems like yesterday we were having a few cocktails at the Legion in Mitchell. God just received his own personal chef!! Prayers to all his family.