Name: Death and funeral of Norman M. Gallagher, 1974
Start: 1974-07-21
End: 1974-07-25

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Event

Dates: 1974-07-21 – 1974-07-25
Kind: Burial
Where: Beaver Island · Holy Cross Cemetery
Participants: Norman M. Gallagher (deceased)
Carried out by: Holy Cross Catholic Church
Followed by: Correction to Norman Gallagher obituary and funeral thanks, 1974
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographyreligioncommunityheritageeducation
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Norman M. Gallagher died in Port Huron General Hospital on July 21, 1974. A rosary was held July 24 at the W. J. Gallagher residence, followed by a July 25 service at Holy Cross Church and burial at Holy Cross Cemetery on Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The July obituary supplies the dates and funeral sequence. The August correction is retained as a separate follow-up because it corrects the officiants and adds family thanks; neither item is a civil death certificate or cemetery register.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1974, “Norman M. Gallagher.”
Reports Gallagher’s July 21 death in Port Huron General Hospital, July 25 service at Holy Cross Church with Father Herbert Graf, burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, and a July 24 rosary at the W. J. Gallagher residence; it is not a civil or cemetery register. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1974, held issue PDF, pp. 3–4.
The scan confirms the death, rosary, church service, and burial sequence.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Death and funeral of Norman M. Gallagher, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-norman-gallagher-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1974, “Norman M. Gallagher.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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