Ford Joseph Kilgallon III

Ford Joseph Kilgallon III obituary, Carbondale, PA

Ford Joseph Kilgallon III

Ford Kilgallon III Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lawrence A Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc. - Main Office on Oct. 3, 2025.

Ford Joseph Kilgallon III, 56, Carbondale, died suddenly on Tuesday at home.

Born in Scranton, son of Ford J. Kilgallon II and Kathleen Elias Kilgallon, he was a U.S. Navy veteran and retired as a corrections officer.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by: a daughter, Caroline Kilgallon, Carbondale; three grandchildren, Noah, Roman and Killian Campbell, all of Carbondale; a brother, Chris Kilgallon, Fla.; 2 nephews; three nieces; several cousins.

Family and friends are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of the Rosary’s Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Carbondale. Interment at a later date.

Arrangements by Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 74 N. Main St., Carbondale.

To offer an online condolence, visit the funeral home’s website.

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