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Burial of Mary Elizabeth (Duffy) Gallagher (1971)

Also Mary Elizabeth Gallagher burial · Mary Elizabeth Gallagher Requiem Mass

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

On April 24, 1971, a Requiem Mass was held at Holy Cross Church for Mary Elizabeth (Duffy) Gallagher, followed by burial in Holy Cross Cemetery according to the April–May Beaver Beacon.

Evidence and limits

This later report resolves the March obituary’s intended spring burial into a newspaper-attested completed burial. It does not identify a cemetery plot, provide a civil or church register, or independently verify the obituary’s family relationships.

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April–May 1971, “Obituaries: Mrs. William J. (Mary Elizabeth) Gallagher.”
    Reports a 3 p.m. Requiem Mass at Holy Cross Church on Saturday, April 24, for Mary Elizabeth Gallagher, who died March 11, and states that burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery; it does not give a plot or independent cemetery record.
    beaver_beacon · 1971-04_Beaver-Beacon