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Event

Funeral and burial of William John Gallagher (1960)

Also October 24 · 1960 William John Gallagher funeral

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

William John Gallagher was buried on October 24, 1960, after a 10 o’clock Solemn Mass at Holy Cross. The notice names Rev. Victor Gallagher as celebrant, Rev. William B. Scheid as deacon, Father Louis as sub-deacon, and Holy Cross Cemetery as the burial place.

Evidence and limits

The report is a newspaper funeral notice, not a parish or cemetery register. It does not provide a complete clergy roster, civil record, or obituary biography.

Open questions

  • Which parish and cemetery records document the Mass, burial, and family relationships?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, November 1960, Holy Cross Church news.
    Reports William John Gallagher buried October 24 after a 10 o'clock Solemn Mass; names Rev. Victor Gallagher as celebrant, Rev. William B. Scheid as deacon, Father Louis as sub-deacon, and Holy Cross Cemetery as the burial place. It does not provide a parish register, cemetery record, or complete clergy identities.