John Thomas Gallaher
Born In: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Passed in: Sydney
Passed on: April 24th, 2015
John Thomas Gallaher, 72, of 5 Kji’saqmaw Court, Membertou, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2015, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Toronto, he was the son of the late Elmer N. and Marjorie E. (Henderson) Gallaher.
He was a member of St. Anne’s Mission Church, Membertou. Tom served with the Canadian Navy for a short period of time and then worked for a number of years in Toronto at various jobs, retiring in 2009 after a lengthy career driving transport trucks. Tom was a yearly pilgrim in the St. Anne De Beaupre mission for 34 years.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, the former Mary Anne Stevens; brothers, Richard and Brian (Mary T.) both of Ontario; sister-in-law, Viola Christmas, Membertou; nephews, Steve and Dan and nieces, Nicole, Kylie, Linda, Sheila, Delores, Jane, Dorothy and Donna.
He was predeceased by sister-in-law, Carolyn; brothers-in-law, Ben Stevens and Gus Christmas and a nephew, Moe Christmas.
Visitation will take place today (Tuesday, April 28), from 2-9 p.m. at T.W. Curry Parkview Chapel. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Marguerite Bourgeois Church with Rev. Bill Burke officiating, with interment at Membertou Memorial Gardens. Salite to follow at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre.
Online condolences may be sent to twcurry.com.
