Kathleen C. Gallagher

Passed away at the Cape Regency Nursing home in Centerville on Wednesday, October 10, 2007. Kathleen leaves behind her beloved husband of 57 years Leonard J. Gallagher, Jr. She is survived by her three children: Leonard J., III and his wife Helen, Ellen and her husband Richard Bowen and Mark and his wife Laurie. Her family also includes five grandchildren: Todd and his wife Lisa, Leonard J., IV, Amy, Christopher and Kathryn and one great grandson Michael; also, a brother Richard Crosby of Barnstable, and her sisters, Jeanne Bernhardt of West Yarmouth and Anne McCarthy of Norwood, and many nieces and nephews. Kathleen was raised in West Roxbury. She and her husband raised their family in Dedham and spent summers at Colonial Acres in West Yarmouth for over 50 years, moving permanently to Cape Cod in 2004. She graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston. Her teaching career spanned over 30 years and included teaching first grade for many years at the Oakdale School in Dedham. Visiting hours will be held at Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Ave., SOUTH YARMOUTH on Sunday, October 14 from 1-3 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Chapel, Summer St., Yarmouthport on Monday, October 15 at 11 AM. Burial will be private. Donations in memory of Kaye may be made to Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & The Islands at 712 Main St., Hyannis, MA 02601; to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cape Cod at 765 Attucks Lane, Hyannis, MA 02601; or to the charity of one's choice.