Gallagher, Patrick Michael (1956 - 2020)

GALLAGHER, LARSON, THOMPSON, POWERS, HOLLOWAY, CHAPMAN, HANSEN, STANLEY, SCHMIDT, RUTHERFORD, BUTLER, PETERSEN, REISER, ANDERSON, SWISHER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/10/2020 at 16:27:22

Name of deceased: Patrick Michael Gallagher

Aged: 64 yrs, 1 mo, 6 days

Residence: Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Born: Oct. 15, 1956; Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Died: Nov. 21, 2020; Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Celebration of Life services to be held at a later date

Survived by: Mother, Dixie Ann (nee Larson) Thompson of Elk Horn, IA; wife, Pamela Gallagher of Elk Horn, IA; son, Chad (spouse, Lindsey) Powers of Glendale, AZ; daughters, Jessica (spouse, Travis) Holloway of Irwin, IA, and Autumn (spouse, Sean) Chapman of Manilla, IA; stepdaughter, Renee (spouse, Scott) Hansen of Manning, IA; stepson, Shawn Stanley of Des Moines, IA; sisters, Allyson (spouse, Bart) Schmidt of Chattanooga, TN, Cynthia (spouse, Lynn) Rutherford of Jamestown, OH, and Elizabeth (spouse, Billy) Butler of Copperas Cove, TX; grandchildren, Lexi (spouse, Colby) Petersen, Trenton Holloway, and Brock Holloway; step-grandchildren, Emily Hansen, Dillon Hansen, and Sophia Hansen; great-grandchildren, Bennett Petersen and River Petersen; step-great-grandchild, Paisley Reiser; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Father, Philip Gallagher; stepfather, Russell Thompson; brother, Eric Thompson

Education: Attended Irwin-Kirkman (Shelby County, IA) schools, and graduated with the Class of 1975. He then continued his education by attending Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: U. S. Navy; dates not provided

Marriages: (1) Debra Anderson; June 1977; location not provided; they later divorced (2) Pamela Jean Swisher; Oct. 14, 2004; Harlan, IA

Employment: After returning from his military service, he was employed as a welder for many years in southwestern IA. He then completed his training as a Certified Medical Assistant, and had most recently worked at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved time spent with family and watching his grandchildren’s sports; playing cards and board games at holiday gatherings; driving his Ford Mustang

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com