Gallagher, Alfred 'Al'

Lodi-Alfred “Al” Gallagher, age 83, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society, Lodi. He was born November 24, 1928, in Madison, the son of Clyde A and Rosemary (Brady) Gallagher. Al moved to Lodi in 1933. He attended Lodi Schools, Coyne Electric in Chicago, Madison Business College and the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He served in the U.S. Army from June of 1946 to November of 1947. On June 18, 1955 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Seidl at St. Mary’s Church in Luxemburg. He worked for 35 years in federal service at the United States Armed Forces Institute in Madison and Badger Army Ammunition Plant in Baraboo. Al was a tax preparer for 18 years with Premium Tax Service in Madison. He was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus #6463 of Lodi. He received his Advanced Class Amateur Radio License in 1972. He was an avid genealogist. Al is survived by his wife of 56 years, Dorothy; his daughter, Jane (Dick) Zuelsdorf of Sun Prairie; his son, Timothy of Coal Valley, IL; his grandson, Christopher Zuelsdorf of Sun Prairie; a brother, Paul (Carol) of New Berlin; two sisters, Betty Smith of Baraboo and Helen (John) Koch of Spring Valley, MN; a sister-in-law, Edna Gallagher of Lodi; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Joseph, Clyde, Thomas and Neil; and two sisters, Marian Whalen and Rosemary Kuehn. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. Francisco Higuera officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the Mass at the Church. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. The family suggests memorials to St. Patrick’s Catholic church or to the Lodi Library. Cemetery: Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. The family suggests memorials to St. Patrick’s Catholic church or to the Lodi Library. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the Mass at the Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. Francisco Higuera officiating.