Larry Paul

Gallagher

Larry Paul Gallagher, age 87, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Paulding County Hospital.

Paul was born in Paulding on August 3, 1934, to the late Glenn and Iris (Free) Gallagher. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy following his graduation from Defiance College in 1956.

He lived in New York City for 14 years where he was the co-owner of a consulting firm with offices in New York and Malibu, Calf. He and his parents were also the owners of Iris Bake Shop in Paulding.

Paul was a very happy snowbird in Punta Gorda, Florida for 26 years.

He served on the Paulding Village Council and was the village administrator for two years. He was the co-chairman of the Paulding County Bicentennial Celebration committee and a member of the board of directors for NOCAC. He was a member of Rollin Center United Methodist Church in Rollin Center, Mich.

He was a Worshipful Master and a Worthy Patron of Flat Rock Lodge #580.

In 2011, his family gifted the Ohio Eastern Star Home in Mt. Vernon, Ohio to build a community center, named the Glenn A. Gallagher Centre in Glenn's memory.

He is survived by many cousins.

Services will be held at Den Herder Funeral Home, 11:00 A.M. on Friday, January 28, 2022 with Rev. Robert Dister officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until time of services with Masonic Services at 10:30 A.M. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, York Township, Fulton County with military rites accorded.

Preferred memorials are to John Paulding Historical Society, P.O. Box 93, Paulding, OH 45879.