- Dates
- 1974-04-26 – 1974-04-29
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Grand Rapids
- Participants
- Sister Alexandra Gallagher, O.P. (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- catholicismeducationcommunityheritage
Summary
Sister Alexandra Gallagher died April 26, 1974. Her funeral Mass was held April 29 at Marywood Academy Chapel, followed by interment at Resurrection Cemetery, according to the May–June obituary.
Evidence and limits
The source gives the reported funeral sequence but no independent church, civil, or cemetery record.
Sources
- Reports her April 29, 10:30 a.m. concelebrated Funeral Mass at Marywood Academy Chapel, officiated by Father Wilson and Father Shied, followed by interment at Resurrection Cemetery; it supplies no independent funeral or cemetery record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page combined May–June issue scan is paired with the OCR source stored under the archive 1974-05 key and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Identifies Marywood Chapel of the Word and Resurrection Cemetery as Grand Rapids, Michigan locations. It supports the city-level anchor only, not a precise 1974 venue coordinate.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death and funeral of Sister Alexandra Gallagher, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-sister-alexandra-gallagher-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, “Obituaries: Sister Alexandra Gallagher, O.P.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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