Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gallagher, Ned 1907
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The Ionia Weekly Standard, Friday, July 26, 1907
The Ionia Weekly Standard, Friday, July 26, 1907

One of the most impressive of the services for the death was the triple 
funeral at the Catholic church this morning for James Vizard, Ned Gallagher 
and Fred Fitzgerald.  The funeral procession with the three hearses, each 
followed by numerous carriages of mourning friends, and all escorted by the 
Knights of Columbus, Elks, and Shopmen—nearly 200 men on foot, made an 
imposing spectacle.  The High School boys were also in line, as special escort 
for Gallagher, and the girls of his class also attended the service in a body.

A vary large gathering was in attendance, several hundred being unable to gain 
admittance to the church and remaining on the lawn throughout the service.  
Inside the church the seats on either side of center aisle were occupied by 
the mourners and the three societies.  The seats on side aisles were crowded 
with other friends.  The altars were decorated with ferns, but the flowers 
were removed from caskets, which stood in the center aisle.  The choir was 
very large and the solemn high mass was celebrate by Father McCarthy, assisted 
by Fathers McCabe of Hubbardston, Zindler of Otisco, Auer of Portland and 
Witliff of Pewamo.

The sermon by Father McCarthy was short, but full of words of sympathy and 
condolence for the mourning friends.  The comfort, he said, to the friends of 
the departed should be in the assurance that these young men were prepared for 
the transition which came so suddenly.  Our own lives may be cut off as 
quickly, and the lesson is to so live always as we should wish to live in our 
last days.  No more eloquent lesson for a good life could be given than that 
which is taught by these silent dead.

The floral testimonials were numerous and beautiful, but none were to be seen 
at the service.

The bearers for James Vizard were: Frank Carten, Fred Longe, Luke McGowan, 
John Corcoran, Miles Loftus and Frank Frost.

Bearers for Ned Gallagher were: Dr. McCann, Jos. Kelleher, Thos. Humphrey, 
Frank Gresczowak.

Bearers for Fred Fitzgerald were: Jos. Poole, Ed Price, Frank Biehler, Chas. 
Corcoran.



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