Summary
Christina Gallagher, formerly Christina Schmidt, was reported to have died in Chicago on January 7, 1962, at age 71. The notice says she came to Beaver Island at age nine and planned burial at Holy Cross Cemetery after winter transport conditions improved.
Evidence and limits
This is a source-bounded obituary record. The approximate birth year is derived from the reported age, and the article does not provide a civil certificate or complete burial record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 1962, “Obituaries.”Reports Christina Gallagher, formerly Christina Schmidt, born in Grand Rapids, brought to Beaver Island at age nine, and died in Chicago January 7 at age 71. It names surviving siblings and says Holy Cross burial was delayed until spring; no civil certificate is held.