- Date
- 1971-04-24
- Kind
- Burial
- Where
- Holy Cross Catholic Church building · Holy Cross Cemetery
- Participants
- Mary Elizabeth Gallagher (deceased)
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- catholicismcommunityheritagemigration
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On April 24, 1971, a Requiem Mass was held at Holy Cross Church for Mary Elizabeth (Duffy) Gallagher, followed by burial in Holy Cross Cemetery according to the April–May Beaver Beacon.
Evidence and limits
This later report resolves the March obituary’s intended spring burial into a newspaper-attested completed burial. It does not identify a cemetery plot, provide a civil or church register, or independently verify the obituary’s family relationships.
See also
Sources
- Reports a 3 p.m. Requiem Mass at Holy Cross Church on Saturday, April 24, for Mary Elizabeth Gallagher, who died March 11, and states that burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery; it does not give a plot or independent cemetery record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source 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 · 1971-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Burial of Mary Elizabeth Gallagher, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/burial-of-mary-elizabeth-gallagher-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April–May 1971, “Obituaries: Mrs. William J. (Mary Elizabeth) Gallagher.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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