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Obituary of Gallagher, Ruth D. (1999)

• Title	Obituary of Gallagher, Ruth D. (1999)
  Short Title	Obituary of Ruth D. Gallagher
  Publisher	Perkasie, Pennsylvania: The News Herald, 31 March 1999, page 4
  Source ID	S2574
  Text	RUTH D. GALLAGHER Ruth Dorothy Gallagher, 79, of Bedminster, died Saturday, March 27, 1999 at her residence. She had been in failing health. She was the wife of Joseph Gallagher Sr. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late William and Ruth (Johnson) Free. She had lived in Bedminster for 28 years and was formerly from Drexel Hill. She graduated from Upper Darby High School. Mrs. Gallagher was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Doylestown. She enjoyed cooking, playing bridge, sewing and needlepoint. Besides her husband, she was survived by four daughters: Susan Closkey and her husband Tony of Butler; Patricia Ann Magnus of Clinton, Mass.; Bonnie Cavanaugh and her husband John of Maple Glen and and Ruth Ann Gallagher of Aiken, S.C.; two sons: Joseph Gallagher Jr. and his wife Kathy of Charlotte, N.C.; and John "Kip" Gallagher and his wife Celeste of West Townsend, Mass.; 13 grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; a sister, Joan DuGan of Levittown; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Olga Ackerman and Lillian Cartledge; and a brother, William Jr. A funeral mass was celebrated Wednesday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church with interment in St. John Neuman Cemetery, Chalfont. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent DePaul Society, c/o Lady of Mt. Carmel Rectory, 235 E. State Street, Doylestown, Pa. 18901. The Simcox-McIlvaine Funeral Home, Lansdale, handled arrangements.
  Linked to Individuals: 1	Ruth Dorothy Free
  Linked to Families: 1	Family: Joseph Aloysius Gallagher / Ruth Dorothy Free