John Gallagher

June 29, 1929 - September 17, 2017

JOHN GALLAGHER CARSONVILLE: Age 88, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 at Autumnwood of Deckerville. He was born June 29, 1929 in Lansing, son of the late Michael and Martha (Woods) Gallagher. He married Rosemary Stein Woodard on January 16, 1988 in Port Sanilac. She died January 7, 2011. John was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member and past commander of V.F.W. Post #8872, Port Sanilac. He retired after 30 years as a milk tester for Michigan Dairy Herd Improvement. He also worked for Michigan Shade Tree doing utility line clearance. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the Ushers Club. He was a member and past president of the Applegate Lions Club. Surviving are a son and special care giver David Woodard of Carsonville; daughters Faye (Ron) Colombe of SC and Marsha (Art) Horn of North Street; a brother Charles of Marshall; grandchildren Gina (Lewis) Sewar, Ron (Lisa) Colombe, II, Michelle (J.R.) Flemming, Jason (Andrea) Kipp, Sabrina Wright and Nathan (Laura) Woodard; several great grandchildren including special ones Brezlyn and Braxton; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a grandson David Woodard, Jr. and a brother and a sister. Funeral mass will be at 11 A.M. Thursday at Ave Maria Parish-St. Mary Church, Port Sanilac. The Rev. Donald Eppenbrock will officiate. Burial with military honors by V.F.W. Post #8872 and Croswell American Legion Post #255 will be in Old St. Mary Cemetery. Friends may call at the Pomeroy Funeral Home, Carsonville from 2 to 9 P.M. Wednesday and at the Church from 10 to 11 A.M. Thursday. Vigil at 7 P.M. Wednesday.