Mary E. Gallagher

August 19, 1929 - December 23, 2016

Mary E. Gallagher, 87, of Brighton Township, formerly of Freedom, passed away December 23, 2016, in Heritage Valley Beaver. Born August 19, 1929, in Rochester a daughter of the late Charles and Pearl L. Sadenwasser Mason, she was a retired employee with the Freedom Area School District and J&J Catering in Freedom. She was a member of St. Felix Roman Catholic Church, Freedom, and was a retired member of the Freedom Volunteer Fire Dept. Auxiliary, where she had been a member for over 40 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Gallagher, in 1994; two brothers and a sister-in-law, William A. Mason, in 1964, and Charles L. and Dorothy Mason, in 2005, and a son-in-law, Larry Hughes. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Debra Hughes, Penellas Park, FL and Rosemary and Jeff Stockman, Phoenix, AZ; three sons and two daughters-in-law, John W. and Jackie Gallagher, Conway; Glen E, Gallagher, Monaca, and Robert G. and Maria Gallagher, Freedom; 11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and John Graham, New Sewickley Twp.; one brother, Harry Mason, Freedom; a sister-in-law, Betty Gallagher, Freedom; several nieces and nephews also survive. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester, where a blessing service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. Officiating will be Father James Kurtz, pastor of Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church, Conway. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Freedom. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to the Francis A. Farmer Senior Congregate Center, Brighton Township, Beaver, PA 15009.