Bernard J. Gallagher
Bernard J. Gallagher, 57, of Chicora died at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday at the Butler Memorial Hospital after a three-year courageous battle with colon cancer.
Born July 16, 1946, in Butler, he was the son of Bernard J. Gallagher Sr. and the late Loretta J. Gardner.
Gallagher was a retired steamfitter working out of Local Union 47. He was an avid hunter and devoted husband, father and son. He also enjoyed spending time at the river with close friends and family.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Sandra L. Bachman Gallagher, who he married May 18, 1968; a daughter, Tammy Jo Gallagher of Chicora, and a son, Joseph B. Gallagher of Chicora. He is also survived by his father of Butler; a grand-dog, Abby of Chicora; two nephews, Robert S. Isaacs, Jr. and Scott J. Isaacs of Butler; two nieces, Kristin Bachman and Sarah Bachman, both of Butler; his mother-in-law, Irma Bachman; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Terry and Dee Bachman and Daryl and Robin Bachman, all of Butler.
He was preceded in death by his mother and a sister, Roberta Gallagher Isaacs.
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Wendelin Catholic Church. Burial followed in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Chicora.
Thompson-Miller Funeral Home handled arrangements, and information is available at www.thompson-miller.com. -Published in Butler Eagle on May 16, 2004
Jack L. "Cicco"
Bernard J. Gallagher
Bernard J. Gallagher, 57, of Chicora died at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday at the Butler Memorial Hospital after a three-year courageous battle with colon cancer.
Born July 16, 1946, in Butler, he was the son of Bernard J. Gallagher Sr. and the late Loretta J. Gardner.
Gallagher was a retired steamfitter working out of Local Union 47. He was an avid hunter and devoted husband, father and son. He also enjoyed spending time at the river with close friends and family.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Sandra L. Bachman Gallagher, who he married May 18, 1968; a daughter, Tammy Jo Gallagher of Chicora, and a son, Joseph B. Gallagher of Chicora. He is also survived by his father of Butler; a grand-dog, Abby of Chicora; two nephews, Robert S. Isaacs, Jr. and Scott J. Isaacs of Butler; two nieces, Kristin Bachman and Sarah Bachman, both of Butler; his mother-in-law, Irma Bachman; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Terry and Dee Bachman and Daryl and Robin Bachman, all of Butler.
He was preceded in death by his mother and a sister, Roberta Gallagher Isaacs.
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Wendelin Catholic Church. Burial followed in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Chicora.
Thompson-Miller Funeral Home handled arrangements, and information is available at www.thompson-miller.com. -Published in Butler Eagle on May 16, 2004