1950
Mary
2013
Mary Catherine Gallery
September 3, 1950 — April 7, 2013
Mary Gallery, 62, of Morton passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Wood Dale Nursing Home in Redwood Falls. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 2013 from St. John’s Catholic Church in Morton with burial of cremains to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday, from 9 until 11 a.m.
Arrangements are with Nelson-Martin Funeral Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelsonmartinfuneralservice.com .
The family requests that memorials be directed to Caring and Sharing Hands or the Morton Area Community Foundation.
Mary Catherine Gallery, the daughter of Robert and Zelda (Gaasch) Gallery, was born September 3, 1950 in Redwood Falls. She grew up in Morton and received her elementary and secondary education there. After graduating from Morton with the now infamous “Class of 68',” Mary attended Southwest State University in Marshall. In 1970, Mary relocated to Minneapolis and began a long and successful career in the insurance industry. Over the course of 35 years, Mary spent time in Fargo North Dakota, Cleveland Ohio, Chicago Illinois and Richmond Virginia, eventually returning to Minneapolis as the Branch Underwriting Director for CNA Insurance. Mary retired from CNA in 2005. Having previously purchased “the family home,” Mary returned to Morton and, for a brief time, settled into retirement life. Mary began an entirely new career in 2006 as a part-time office employee for Kibble Equipment in Bird Island.
Mary was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Morton and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was elected to the Morton City Council in 2008.
Mary’s life will not be defined by her career. It will be defined by the person she was: kind, compassionate, generous to a fault, caregiver, and – above all else – an amazing daughter, sister, aunt and friend.
Mary is survived by her siblings Ann (Bill) Shaw of Maple Grove; Robert Gallery of Sarasota, Florida; Patricia Gosen of Atlanta, Georgia; Cathryn (Jimmy) Connell of Sarasota, Florida; Thomas (Tanya) Gallery of Pueblo West, Colorado; and James Gallery of Sarasota, Florida; sister-in-law Janna Gallery of Minneapolis; nieces and nephews Jake Gallery of Minneapolis and Shae, Kate and Joe Gallery of Pueblo West, Colorado; and a host of dear friends. Mary was preceded in death by her parents Bob and Zelda, niece Nicole, and brother-in-law Chuck Gosen.
Blessed be her memory.
Arrangements are with Nelson-Martin Funeral Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelsonmartinfuneralservice.com .
The family requests that memorials be directed to Caring and Sharing Hands or the Morton Area Community Foundation.
Mary Catherine Gallery, the daughter of Robert and Zelda (Gaasch) Gallery, was born September 3, 1950 in Redwood Falls. She grew up in Morton and received her elementary and secondary education there. After graduating from Morton with the now infamous “Class of 68',” Mary attended Southwest State University in Marshall. In 1970, Mary relocated to Minneapolis and began a long and successful career in the insurance industry. Over the course of 35 years, Mary spent time in Fargo North Dakota, Cleveland Ohio, Chicago Illinois and Richmond Virginia, eventually returning to Minneapolis as the Branch Underwriting Director for CNA Insurance. Mary retired from CNA in 2005. Having previously purchased “the family home,” Mary returned to Morton and, for a brief time, settled into retirement life. Mary began an entirely new career in 2006 as a part-time office employee for Kibble Equipment in Bird Island.
Mary was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Morton and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was elected to the Morton City Council in 2008.
Mary’s life will not be defined by her career. It will be defined by the person she was: kind, compassionate, generous to a fault, caregiver, and – above all else – an amazing daughter, sister, aunt and friend.
Mary is survived by her siblings Ann (Bill) Shaw of Maple Grove; Robert Gallery of Sarasota, Florida; Patricia Gosen of Atlanta, Georgia; Cathryn (Jimmy) Connell of Sarasota, Florida; Thomas (Tanya) Gallery of Pueblo West, Colorado; and James Gallery of Sarasota, Florida; sister-in-law Janna Gallery of Minneapolis; nieces and nephews Jake Gallery of Minneapolis and Shae, Kate and Joe Gallery of Pueblo West, Colorado; and a host of dear friends. Mary was preceded in death by her parents Bob and Zelda, niece Nicole, and brother-in-law Chuck Gosen.
Blessed be her memory.
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