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Obituary of Barbara Kennedy Gallagher , 52

Name of Deceased Barbara Kennedy Gallagher
Age 52
Date of Death 06/21/2010
Date of Birth 02/08/1958
Funeral Home Wetzler Funeral Service

arbara Kennedy Gallagher, 52, of Pleasant Gap, formerly of Scranton and Moscow, passed away, Monday, June 21, 2010, at Mount Nittany Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born Feb. 8, 1958, in Scranton, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Shea Kennedy. On May 12, 1989, she married Ronald J. Gallagher, who survives. Barbara was a 1976 graduate of Bishop Klonowski High School and a 1989 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. She worked as Chief Pharmacist at Penn State University.

She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Bellefonte. She was a loving mother, who enjoyed the times she spent with her children and family. Along with her husband, she is survived by her three children, Lauren, Matthew and Justin, all at home.

She is also survived by her niece, Debbie Biesecker and two nephews, Michael McHugh and Robert Deluca, all of Scranton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Hrinda and Helen Deluca.

There will be a public visitation on Friday, June 25, 2010, from 6-8 p.m., at Wetzler Funeral Service Inc., 206 N. Spring St., Bellefonte, with a Christian Wake Service at 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday, June 26, 2010, at 9:30 a.m., at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte with Father Valentine J. Bradley officiating. Burial will be private at the convenience of the family. The family would like to give special thanks to Barb's co-workers at Penn State and especially the pharmacy staff whom Barb considered to be family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Penn State Employee Special Assistant Fund, Penn State University, Old Main, University Park, PA 16802.