The Gallaghers

Stella Mae Smith and Michael Gallagher

Mike married childhood sweetheart, Stella Mae Smith, of Jeddo, Freeland, Pennsylvania on July 15, 1937. The marriage lasted until his death almost 60 years later.

1937, Mike and Stella with firstborn, Patricia

Family

Mike and his wife Stella had a family of eight children. They lived near 52nd and Kingsessing, St Francis de Sales Parish in Philadelphia until 1953. Then they moved to Kathmere Road, Havertown, in Annunciation Parish. The children were:
Patricia – B. Aug 10, 1938 –D. February 4, 2005
Diane- Born July 25, 1943
Richard - Born Jan 17, 1947
Kathleen - Born September 20,1949
Michelle- Born Nov 9, 1950
Michael - Born Aug 10, 1955
Terence - Born Sept 19, 1956
Gary - Born Dec 5, 1957

When the boys were teenagers, in the early 1970's Mike and Stella moved to Baltimore to be closer to his work assignment at the Port of Baltimore. They lived, initially in Woodlawn, then on Register Road in Towson, Md. When Mike retired, he and Stella moved back to Delaware County in Pennsylvania, and lived out their lives in their home in Springfield.

All of Mike and Stella’s children at Michael's wedding. Diane's son Scott at lower right; Patsy's son, Gregory in the brown suit.

Big Mike