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IN MEMORIAM

Maureen Agnes Gallagher, 63;

Hartwick Math Prof For 22 Years

Maureen Agnes Gallagher
Maureen Agnes Gallagher

ONEONTA – Maureen Agnes Gallagher, 63, 22-year Hartwick College mathematics professor and  a life-long Oneonta resident, died on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, after an extended illness.

She was born May 10, 1953, at Fox Hospital, the daughter of John J. and Catherine M. Gallagher.

Maureen was a graduate of Bugbee School and a proud “Bugbee Brat,”  having attended from Junior Kindergarten through ninth grade. She graduated from Oneonta High School with honors in 1971, received a bachelor’s in mathematics from William Smith College in 1975 and a master’s in mathematics from SUNY Oneonta.

She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, a past board member of Catholic Charities and volunteered at St. Mary’s food bank.

Maureen is survived by her mother, Catherine M. Gallagher of Oneonta; her brother, Dr. John W. Gallagher and his wife, Barbara, of Plattsburgh; and her sister, Jean E. and her husband, Robert B. Hobkirk, of Oneonta; nieces and nephews Sean M. (Paula) Gallagher of Baltimore, Md., Catherine L. Hobkirk (Andrew Hathaway) of Oneonta, Cara J. (Kenneth) Mussaw of Otego, and Robert W. (Ashu) Hobkirk of Phoenix, Ariz.

She was predeceased by her father, John J. Gallagher, in 2000 and her nephew, Patrick J. Gallagher, in 2012.

Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta.

A funeral mass will be at 10:15 a.m., Monday, Nov. 21, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 39 Walnut St., Oneonta.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in Maureen’s name to Oneonta Dollars for Scholars, PO Box 1083, Oneonta, NY 13820 or to the Delaware Valley Humane Society, 101 E. Main St., Sidney, NY 13838.

Online condolences may be sent to, www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

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