- Date
- 2008-02-14
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyreligionmusiccommunitypublication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Shirley Yvonne Marie McDonald Gallagher died on February 14, 2008, at age 87. The April memorial profile described her professional work as a registered dietician, her lifelong Catholic faith and music, her 62-year marriage to Daniel Emerald Gallagher, and the many summers and friendships that connected her to Beaver Island.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper memorial profile, not a civil death record, funeral notice, cemetery register, or complete family history.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 2008, "Shirley Gallagher".Reports Shirley Yvonne Marie McDonald Gallagher’s February 14 death at age 87, her Detroit and professional background, long Beaver Island connection, 62-year marriage to Daniel Emerald Gallagher, Catholic faith, music, and surviving family. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held April issue scan confirms the memorial profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Shirley Yvonne Marie Gallagher dies after a life connected to Beaver Island, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-shirley-gallagher-death-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2008, "Shirley Gallagher". (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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