Eleanor Galliger

Eleanor E. Galligher, 83, a former resident near Wolf Lake and widow of Kenneth H. "Bud" Galligher, passed away at 1:10 a m. on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.e She had been a patient there for nearly two years. Mrs. Galligher was born in Fort Wayne on July 29, 1927, a daughter of Ellsworth and Grace O. (Brinkman) Galbreath, and graduated from Southside High School. On March 4, 1946 she was untied in marriage in Allen County to Kenneth H. "Bud" Galligher.e The couple lived east of Fort Wayne near Maples before moving to Noble County in 1976. Employed at Magnavox in Fort Wayne for 20 years, she retired from there in 1986.e She was a member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Churubusco. Mr. Galligher preceded her in death on September 17, 2004. Among the surviving relatives are her children Judy (Stan) Reed of Huntertown, Linda (Bill) Mason of Monroeville, Barbara (Bob) Molessa of Tucson, Ariz., Karen (Jim) Nuttle of Fort Wayne, Patricia (Denny) Oswald of Huntertown, and Kenneth Galligher, Michael (Chris) Galligher, and Steven (Doreen) Galligher, all of Wolf Lake; 23 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers Robert Galbreath and William Galbreath; and by three sisters Violet Pierce, Lillian Remmert, and Ruth Younghans. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 noon on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Churubusco with Father Danney Pinto, the celebrant. The family will receive friends at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco on Tuesday after 10 a. m. until 11:45 a. m. Interment will be in Highland Park Cemetery, Fort Wayne. For those who wish, memorials may be directed to St. John Bosco Catholic Church, 220 N. Main Street, Churubusco, INe 46723 **************************************