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Gary John Galles

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Gary John Galles

Birth
Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death
24 Feb 2019 (aged 77)
Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Gary was cremated and his ashes interred above his mother's grave.
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courtesy of Fisch Funeral Home:

Gary J. Galles, 77, of Remsen, IA, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen, surrounded by his children.

A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2019, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Oyens, IA, with Father William McCarthy officiating and Father Andrew Galles concelebrating. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Remsen. Visitation with family present will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday. There will be a parish rosary and vigil prayer service at 5:00 p.m. at Fisch Funeral Home & Monument in Remsen. Visitation will resume 9-10 a.m at the funeral home on Friday.

Gary was born April 2, 1941, in LeMars, IA, the son of Jude & Bernice (Plathe) Galles. He was raised in Remsen and received his education at St. Mary’s School in Remsen. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1959.

Gary was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Remsen. He enjoyed reading, gardening, and current events.

Survivors include his three children, Shawn (Kathy) Galles of Council Bluffs, IA, Shannon (Mike) Scarbrough of Gilbert, AZ, and David (Anne) Galles of Gretna, NE; 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; five siblings, Pat Merrick of Omaha, NE, Dale Galles of Cherokee, IA, Darrel (Chris) Galles of St. Augustine, FL, Tim Galles (Donna Conaway) of Marcus, IA, and Christy (Steve) Pick of Remsen; and many nephews and a niece.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jude & Bernice Galles; and a sister, JoAnn (Robert) Joyce.

Casket bearers will be Phillip and Louis Pick, Ben and Dan Galles, Barry Joyce, and Tom Ahlers.
courtesy of Fisch Funeral Home:

Gary J. Galles, 77, of Remsen, IA, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen, surrounded by his children.

A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2019, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Oyens, IA, with Father William McCarthy officiating and Father Andrew Galles concelebrating. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Remsen. Visitation with family present will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday. There will be a parish rosary and vigil prayer service at 5:00 p.m. at Fisch Funeral Home & Monument in Remsen. Visitation will resume 9-10 a.m at the funeral home on Friday.

Gary was born April 2, 1941, in LeMars, IA, the son of Jude & Bernice (Plathe) Galles. He was raised in Remsen and received his education at St. Mary’s School in Remsen. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1959.

Gary was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Remsen. He enjoyed reading, gardening, and current events.

Survivors include his three children, Shawn (Kathy) Galles of Council Bluffs, IA, Shannon (Mike) Scarbrough of Gilbert, AZ, and David (Anne) Galles of Gretna, NE; 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; five siblings, Pat Merrick of Omaha, NE, Dale Galles of Cherokee, IA, Darrel (Chris) Galles of St. Augustine, FL, Tim Galles (Donna Conaway) of Marcus, IA, and Christy (Steve) Pick of Remsen; and many nephews and a niece.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jude & Bernice Galles; and a sister, JoAnn (Robert) Joyce.

Casket bearers will be Phillip and Louis Pick, Ben and Dan Galles, Barry Joyce, and Tom Ahlers.


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