Obituary
She was born Leontine Felicity Gallahorn in Washington and at age 5 survived the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. She graduated from St. Cecilia's Academy. In her senior year, she won a singing competition that led to her singing and playing her ukulele on live radio in the Washington area for several years.
In her youth, she became a junior suffragette when her two older sisters took her to a rally in Washington to demand the vote for women a year before its 1920 passage into law, her family said.
During the Depression, she supported herself and her family for a time as a legal secretary after receiving a degree from the Washington School for Secretaries. The lawyer she worked for recognized her sharp mind and offered to pay her tuition to attend law school, which she declined because she found the work tedious.
Mrs. Tansill was a member of the Lioness Club and the Buckley Club, a youth-mentor program at St. Francis Xavier Parish. She sang with the Sweet Adelines and the Silver Bells. She was a member of the Red Hot Mamas of the Red Hat Society.
She also was a member of the Richard R. Clark Senior Center in La Plata and the 2-N-1 Club. She sang in various choirs at each church she joined throughout her lifetime.
Her marriage to Vincent P. Connolly ended in divorce. Her husband, William Tansill, died in 2002.
Survivors include, two children from her first marriage, Michael Connolly of White Plains and Patricia Connolly Seaman of Beltsville; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A resident of White Plains, MD, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Vincent P. Connolly and William R. Tansill.
Survivors include two children and their spouses, Patricia & Richard Seaman and Michael & Eleanor Connolly; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Interment in the Church graveyard followed Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, September 27, 2007.
Connolly-Gallahorn Wedding
Ceremony This Morning in St. Peter's Church
The wedding of Miss Leontine Felicitas Gallahorn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George William Gallahorn of North Woodside, Md., and Mr. Vincent DePaul Connolly, son of Mr. John J. Connolly of Washington, took place at a nuptial mass this morning at 9 o'clock in St. Peter's Catholic Church Washington. Msrgr. E. J. Connelly, pastor of the church officiated, and John Day and Thomas Gargas, jr., of Washington, served the mass.
While the quests were assembling, wedding music was played by the church organist, Mr. Christopher Tenley, and Mrs. Brooke Furman sand Rosewig's "Ave Maria" and other selections. White lilies and candelabra formed effective decorations for the altar.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a white lace gown fashioned on princess lines, and made with a long train. The sleeves were full to the elbow and long and tight to the wrist, coming to a point over the hands, and the neckline was high and formed a soft roll. With this she wore a long veil of tulle in cap effect and falling over the face. Her shower bouquet was of white roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Frances O'Connell of Washington was the maid of honor, wearing a gown of dark powder blue short puffed sleeves and small buttons the entire length and the back. A gold juliet cap completed her costume and she carried yellow roses and blue delphinium.
Mr. Edward Langley of Washington acted as best man. The ushers were Mr. George W. Gallahorm, jr., of North Woodside, brother of the bride, and Mr. John Hans and Mr. George Laycock of Washington.
Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride in North Woodside. Palms, ferns and flame-colored dahlias were used as decorations, with white roses forming the centerpiece ion the table. Mrs. Gallahorn, mother of the bride was in black velvet, with a small black velvet hat and black accessories. Her shoulder bouquet was of gardenias.
Later Mr. and Mrs Connolly left on a wedding trip to New York, the bride wearing a dark green costume suit trimmed with gray astrakhan fur, a green suede hat and gray suede accessories. They will be at home after October 15 at 425 D street southeast, Washington, where they have taken an apartment.
Among out-of-town guests at the wedding were Mrs. Charles LeRoy Barber and her daughter Anne of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Robert Doyle and her two children of New York.
Parties given this week for the bride include a linen shower held Sunday afternoon at the home of the bridesmaid, Miss O'Connell; a kitchen shower Monday night given by XI Chapter, Sigma Epsilon Sorority, and a miscellaneous shower, which Mrs. James Lyles give Tuesday night at her home on Oakcrest, Va.
Published in (Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia), 3 October 1936, Saturday, Page 11
She was born Leontine Felicity Gallahorn in Washington and at age 5 survived the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. She graduated from St. Cecilia's Academy. In her senior year, she won a singing competition that led to her singing and playing her ukulele on live radio in the Washington area for several years.
In her youth, she became a junior suffragette when her two older sisters took her to a rally in Washington to demand the vote for women a year before its 1920 passage into law, her family said.
During the Depression, she supported herself and her family for a time as a legal secretary after receiving a degree from the Washington School for Secretaries. The lawyer she worked for recognized her sharp mind and offered to pay her tuition to attend law school, which she declined because she found the work tedious.
Mrs. Tansill was a member of the Lioness Club and the Buckley Club, a youth-mentor program at St. Francis Xavier Parish. She sang with the Sweet Adelines and the Silver Bells. She was a member of the Red Hot Mamas of the Red Hat Society.
She also was a member of the Richard R. Clark Senior Center in La Plata and the 2-N-1 Club. She sang in various choirs at each church she joined throughout her lifetime.
Her marriage to Vincent P. Connolly ended in divorce. Her husband, William Tansill, died in 2002.
Survivors include, two children from her first marriage, Michael Connolly of White Plains and Patricia Connolly Seaman of Beltsville; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A resident of White Plains, MD, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Vincent P. Connolly and William R. Tansill.
Survivors include two children and their spouses, Patricia & Richard Seaman and Michael & Eleanor Connolly; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Interment in the Church graveyard followed Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, September 27, 2007.
Connolly-Gallahorn Wedding
Ceremony This Morning in St. Peter's Church
The wedding of Miss Leontine Felicitas Gallahorn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George William Gallahorn of North Woodside, Md., and Mr. Vincent DePaul Connolly, son of Mr. John J. Connolly of Washington, took place at a nuptial mass this morning at 9 o'clock in St. Peter's Catholic Church Washington. Msrgr. E. J. Connelly, pastor of the church officiated, and John Day and Thomas Gargas, jr., of Washington, served the mass.
While the quests were assembling, wedding music was played by the church organist, Mr. Christopher Tenley, and Mrs. Brooke Furman sand Rosewig's "Ave Maria" and other selections. White lilies and candelabra formed effective decorations for the altar.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a white lace gown fashioned on princess lines, and made with a long train. The sleeves were full to the elbow and long and tight to the wrist, coming to a point over the hands, and the neckline was high and formed a soft roll. With this she wore a long veil of tulle in cap effect and falling over the face. Her shower bouquet was of white roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Frances O'Connell of Washington was the maid of honor, wearing a gown of dark powder blue short puffed sleeves and small buttons the entire length and the back. A gold juliet cap completed her costume and she carried yellow roses and blue delphinium.
Mr. Edward Langley of Washington acted as best man. The ushers were Mr. George W. Gallahorm, jr., of North Woodside, brother of the bride, and Mr. John Hans and Mr. George Laycock of Washington.
Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride in North Woodside. Palms, ferns and flame-colored dahlias were used as decorations, with white roses forming the centerpiece ion the table. Mrs. Gallahorn, mother of the bride was in black velvet, with a small black velvet hat and black accessories. Her shoulder bouquet was of gardenias.
Later Mr. and Mrs Connolly left on a wedding trip to New York, the bride wearing a dark green costume suit trimmed with gray astrakhan fur, a green suede hat and gray suede accessories. They will be at home after October 15 at 425 D street southeast, Washington, where they have taken an apartment.
Among out-of-town guests at the wedding were Mrs. Charles LeRoy Barber and her daughter Anne of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Robert Doyle and her two children of New York.
Parties given this week for the bride include a linen shower held Sunday afternoon at the home of the bridesmaid, Miss O'Connell; a kitchen shower Monday night given by XI Chapter, Sigma Epsilon Sorority, and a miscellaneous shower, which Mrs. James Lyles give Tuesday night at her home on Oakcrest, Va.
Published in (Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia), 3 October 1936, Saturday, Page 11
Obituary
She was born Leontine Felicity Gallahorn in Washington and at age 5 survived the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. She graduated from St. Cecilia's Academy. In her senior year, she won a singing competition that led to her singing and playing her ukulele on live radio in the Washington area for several years.
In her youth, she became a junior suffragette when her two older sisters took her to a rally in Washington to demand the vote for women a year before its 1920 passage into law, her family said.
During the Depression, she supported herself and her family for a time as a legal secretary after receiving a degree from the Washington School for Secretaries. The lawyer she worked for recognized her sharp mind and offered to pay her tuition to attend law school, which she declined because she found the work tedious.
Mrs. Tansill was a member of the Lioness Club and the Buckley Club, a youth-mentor program at St. Francis Xavier Parish. She sang with the Sweet Adelines and the Silver Bells. She was a member of the Red Hot Mamas of the Red Hat Society.
She also was a member of the Richard R. Clark Senior Center in La Plata and the 2-N-1 Club. She sang in various choirs at each church she joined throughout her lifetime.
Her marriage to Vincent P. Connolly ended in divorce. Her husband, William Tansill, died in 2002.
Survivors include, two children from her first marriage, Michael Connolly of White Plains and Patricia Connolly Seaman of Beltsville; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A resident of White Plains, MD, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Vincent P. Connolly and William R. Tansill.
Survivors include two children and their spouses, Patricia & Richard Seaman and Michael & Eleanor Connolly; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Interment in the Church graveyard followed Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, September 27, 2007.
Connolly-Gallahorn Wedding
Ceremony This Morning in St. Peter's Church
The wedding of Miss Leontine Felicitas Gallahorn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George William Gallahorn of North Woodside, Md., and Mr. Vincent DePaul Connolly, son of Mr. John J. Connolly of Washington, took place at a nuptial mass this morning at 9 o'clock in St. Peter's Catholic Church Washington. Msrgr. E. J. Connelly, pastor of the church officiated, and John Day and Thomas Gargas, jr., of Washington, served the mass.
While the quests were assembling, wedding music was played by the church organist, Mr. Christopher Tenley, and Mrs. Brooke Furman sand Rosewig's "Ave Maria" and other selections. White lilies and candelabra formed effective decorations for the altar.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a white lace gown fashioned on princess lines, and made with a long train. The sleeves were full to the elbow and long and tight to the wrist, coming to a point over the hands, and the neckline was high and formed a soft roll. With this she wore a long veil of tulle in cap effect and falling over the face. Her shower bouquet was of white roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Frances O'Connell of Washington was the maid of honor, wearing a gown of dark powder blue short puffed sleeves and small buttons the entire length and the back. A gold juliet cap completed her costume and she carried yellow roses and blue delphinium.
Mr. Edward Langley of Washington acted as best man. The ushers were Mr. George W. Gallahorm, jr., of North Woodside, brother of the bride, and Mr. John Hans and Mr. George Laycock of Washington.
Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride in North Woodside. Palms, ferns and flame-colored dahlias were used as decorations, with white roses forming the centerpiece ion the table. Mrs. Gallahorn, mother of the bride was in black velvet, with a small black velvet hat and black accessories. Her shoulder bouquet was of gardenias.
Later Mr. and Mrs Connolly left on a wedding trip to New York, the bride wearing a dark green costume suit trimmed with gray astrakhan fur, a green suede hat and gray suede accessories. They will be at home after October 15 at 425 D street southeast, Washington, where they have taken an apartment.
Among out-of-town guests at the wedding were Mrs. Charles LeRoy Barber and her daughter Anne of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Robert Doyle and her two children of New York.
Parties given this week for the bride include a linen shower held Sunday afternoon at the home of the bridesmaid, Miss O'Connell; a kitchen shower Monday night given by XI Chapter, Sigma Epsilon Sorority, and a miscellaneous shower, which Mrs. James Lyles give Tuesday night at her home on Oakcrest, Va.
Published in (Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia), 3 October 1936, Saturday, Page 11
She was born Leontine Felicity Gallahorn in Washington and at age 5 survived the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. She graduated from St. Cecilia's Academy. In her senior year, she won a singing competition that led to her singing and playing her ukulele on live radio in the Washington area for several years.
In her youth, she became a junior suffragette when her two older sisters took her to a rally in Washington to demand the vote for women a year before its 1920 passage into law, her family said.
During the Depression, she supported herself and her family for a time as a legal secretary after receiving a degree from the Washington School for Secretaries. The lawyer she worked for recognized her sharp mind and offered to pay her tuition to attend law school, which she declined because she found the work tedious.
Mrs. Tansill was a member of the Lioness Club and the Buckley Club, a youth-mentor program at St. Francis Xavier Parish. She sang with the Sweet Adelines and the Silver Bells. She was a member of the Red Hot Mamas of the Red Hat Society.
She also was a member of the Richard R. Clark Senior Center in La Plata and the 2-N-1 Club. She sang in various choirs at each church she joined throughout her lifetime.
Her marriage to Vincent P. Connolly ended in divorce. Her husband, William Tansill, died in 2002.
Survivors include, two children from her first marriage, Michael Connolly of White Plains and Patricia Connolly Seaman of Beltsville; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A resident of White Plains, MD, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Vincent P. Connolly and William R. Tansill.
Survivors include two children and their spouses, Patricia & Richard Seaman and Michael & Eleanor Connolly; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Interment in the Church graveyard followed Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, September 27, 2007.
Connolly-Gallahorn Wedding
Ceremony This Morning in St. Peter's Church
The wedding of Miss Leontine Felicitas Gallahorn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George William Gallahorn of North Woodside, Md., and Mr. Vincent DePaul Connolly, son of Mr. John J. Connolly of Washington, took place at a nuptial mass this morning at 9 o'clock in St. Peter's Catholic Church Washington. Msrgr. E. J. Connelly, pastor of the church officiated, and John Day and Thomas Gargas, jr., of Washington, served the mass.
While the quests were assembling, wedding music was played by the church organist, Mr. Christopher Tenley, and Mrs. Brooke Furman sand Rosewig's "Ave Maria" and other selections. White lilies and candelabra formed effective decorations for the altar.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a white lace gown fashioned on princess lines, and made with a long train. The sleeves were full to the elbow and long and tight to the wrist, coming to a point over the hands, and the neckline was high and formed a soft roll. With this she wore a long veil of tulle in cap effect and falling over the face. Her shower bouquet was of white roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Frances O'Connell of Washington was the maid of honor, wearing a gown of dark powder blue short puffed sleeves and small buttons the entire length and the back. A gold juliet cap completed her costume and she carried yellow roses and blue delphinium.
Mr. Edward Langley of Washington acted as best man. The ushers were Mr. George W. Gallahorm, jr., of North Woodside, brother of the bride, and Mr. John Hans and Mr. George Laycock of Washington.
Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride in North Woodside. Palms, ferns and flame-colored dahlias were used as decorations, with white roses forming the centerpiece ion the table. Mrs. Gallahorn, mother of the bride was in black velvet, with a small black velvet hat and black accessories. Her shoulder bouquet was of gardenias.
Later Mr. and Mrs Connolly left on a wedding trip to New York, the bride wearing a dark green costume suit trimmed with gray astrakhan fur, a green suede hat and gray suede accessories. They will be at home after October 15 at 425 D street southeast, Washington, where they have taken an apartment.
Among out-of-town guests at the wedding were Mrs. Charles LeRoy Barber and her daughter Anne of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Robert Doyle and her two children of New York.
Parties given this week for the bride include a linen shower held Sunday afternoon at the home of the bridesmaid, Miss O'Connell; a kitchen shower Monday night given by XI Chapter, Sigma Epsilon Sorority, and a miscellaneous shower, which Mrs. James Lyles give Tuesday night at her home on Oakcrest, Va.
Published in (Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia), 3 October 1936, Saturday, Page 11
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