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George Louis Gallaher

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Birth	:	3 Jan 1925 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	8 Jan 2015 Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Des Moines County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.9691500, -91.2868400
Description	:	George Louis Gallaher Davenport, Iowa Died on Thursday, January 8th, 2015 Visitation: 10:00 to 11:00 am Saturday, January 10th, 2015 Koning Chapel at Ridgecrest Village, 4130 Northwest Blvd, Davenport, Iowa Services: Private George Louis Gallaher, 90, died on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at the Crest Health Center, Ridgecrest Village, Davenport, Iowa. He was born in Burlington, Iowa, on January 3, 1925 to Anna Nickelsen Gallaher and Benjamin Louis Gallaher, and grew up in Muscatine, Iowa. He married Olive Ann Kelsey on November 17, 1945, in Boone, Iowa. A Mechanical Engineering graduate of Iowa State Univ. in the Navy V12 Program,... Read More	George Louis Gallaher Davenport, Iowa Died on Thursday, January 8th, 2015 Visitation: 10:00 to 11:00 am Saturday, January 10th, 2015 Koning Chapel at Ridgecrest Village, 4130 Northwest Blvd, Davenport, Iowa Services: Private George Louis Gallaher, 90, died on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at the Crest Health Center, Ridgecrest Village, Davenport, Iowa. He was born in Burlington, Iowa, on January 3, 1925 to Anna Nickelsen Gallaher and Benjamin Louis Gallaher, and grew up in Muscatine, Iowa. He married Olive Ann Kelsey on November 17, 1945, in Boone, Iowa. A Mechanical Engineering graduate of Iowa State Univ. in the Navy V12 Program, George was an Ensign on the Destroyer Escort USS Gunason during WWII. A 1st Lt. on the USS Albuquerque in the Korean Conflict, as well as being the Officer in Charge of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration School in San Diego. He was an Engineer with NASA before going to Michigan State Univ, where he earned a Master's Degree in Agricultural Engineering, becoming an Ass't Prof. at the Univ. of Calif, Davis Campus. After the Korean Conflict, George went to the Presbyterian Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. He served churches in Ryan and Mechanicsville, Iowa. He finished his career teaching Math at J.B. Young, Jr. High in Davenport. He had many interests and did a great deal of volunteer work ranging from picking up trash to teaching Bible Study classes at CASI, supply preaching, and tutoring. His love for Israel took him there six times, and he learned to speak Hebrew. George is survived by his wife and four children. David (partner Mary Dix) of Iowa City, Patricia Gallaher of Rochester, N.Y, Janice (Craig) Hill of Morrison, Colorado, Stephen (Linda) Gallaher of Des Moines, and sisters Terry Philben, Lorma Marcue, and Betty Bell. George leaves 11 grandchildren: Sara Richardson and Seth Gallaher; Kelsey Carlson; Josh and Jonathan Hill; Nathan, Gabriel, Benjamin, Mathew, Anna and Elizabeth Gallaher. He also leaves 13 great grandchildren: Ben and Betsy Richardson; Kate, Jackson, and Riggs Gallaher; Ashlyn, Bryson and Avery Hill; Logan, Blake, and Kelsey Gallaher; and Colin and Evelyn Gallaher. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00am on Sat. January 10, at Koning Chapel, Ridgecrest Village, Davenport, followed by a private Family Graveside Service at Pleasant Grove, Iowa. A note found among George's papers, written in 1987 said "In lieu of flowers, take your wife out to dinner". J Any memorials to Ridgecrest Foundation, or the Michael J. Fox Parkinsons' Foundation, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, N.Y. 10163.

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George Louis Gallaher's memorial is located at: Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Des Moines County, USA.
When did George Louis Gallaher death?
George Louis Gallaher death on 8 Jan 2015 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.9691500
Longitude: -91.2868400

Family Members:

Parent

Benjamin Louis “Ben” Gallaher

(1893 - 1984)

Anna Carolina Nickelsen Gallaher

(1899 - 1981)

Spouse

Olive Kelsey Gallaher

(1924 - unknow)

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