- Dates
- 2003-04-01 – 2003-04-05
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathheritagefamilymilitaryreligion
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Daniel Lester Gallagher, born on Beaver Island in 1918, died at Marlette Community Hospital on April 1, 2003. The obituary noted his World War II service, plumbing and foundry career, family, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church membership, and April 4 funeral followed by an April 5 parish vigil and Knights of Columbus Rosary.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and does not provide a complete civil, military, or genealogical record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 2003, “The passing of Lester Gallagher.”Reports Gallagher’s Beaver Island birth, World War II service, plumbing and foundry work, family, April 4 funeral, and April 5 parish and Knights of Columbus services. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the May 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-born Lester Gallagher dies on April 1, 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/lester-gallagher-death-april-1-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2003, “The passing of Lester Gallagher.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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