- Date
- 1960-10-24
- Kind
- Burial
- Where
- Holy Cross Catholic Church building · Holy Cross Cemetery
- Participants
- William John Gallagher (deceased)
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- catholicismreligionheritagecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
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
- 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.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-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 · 1960-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Funeral and burial of William John Gallagher, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/funeral-and-burial-of-william-john-gallagher-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1960, Holy Cross Church news. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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