Name: Beaver Island remembers Peter “Doney” Gallagher after his death in 1997
Start: 1997-05-23
End: 1997-05-23
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1997-05-23
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilymilitaryreligioncommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Peter “Doney” Gallagher of Clifford died May 23, 1997. The July obituary records his Beaver Island birth, World War II service, welding career, care of Holy Cross Cemetery, family, May 27 funeral, and interment on Beaver Island. The accompanying family note thanks the community for the meal, pallbearers, food, flowers, transportation, music, and other support.

The September issue adds a brief public thanks from Dolores Gallagher and the family to the person who placed a beautiful urn on Peter’s grave.

The July 1998 issue adds the family’s thanks for the bench placed on Peter’s grave.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary and family thank-you, not a complete civil, military, employment, or church record.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1997, “Peter (Doney) Gallagher 1920–1997” and family “Note of Thanks.”
Reports Gallagher’s May 23 death, Beaver Island birth, World War II service, work as a welder, Holy Cross Cemetery caretaking, family, May 27 funeral, and the family’s thanks for food, pallbearers, transportation, music, and support. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1997, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the obituary and family thank-you.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 1997, “A Special Thanks...”
Dolores Gallagher and family publicly thank whoever placed a beautiful urn on Peter Gallagher’s grave. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 1997, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the family’s grave acknowledgment.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1998, “In Appreciation.”
The Gallagher family thanks everyone connected with the bench placed on Peter’s grave and says he would have been proud. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the family’s bench appreciation.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers Peter “Doney” Gallagher after his death in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-peter-doney-gallagher-obituary-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1997, “Peter (Doney) Gallagher 1920–1997” and family “Note of Thanks.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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