IN UNIFORM
Four Sioux Cityans were among the Iowans who recently received their discharges at the naval personnel center in Minneapolis. They were Robert D. Gilligan, 2708 Virginia street; Kenneth W. Heines, 1600 Rebecca street; E. Hoffman, jr. 216 Paxton street, and Hal E. Barger, jr., 929 S. Martha street.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, May 1, 1946
Obituary:
Robert D. Gilligan, 73, of Arlington, Texas died Friday, Nov. 20, 1998 in Arlington.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Community Church in Arlington with the Rev. James R. Miller officiating. Burial will be at Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington. A rosary will be held 7 p.m. Monday at Moore & Sons Funeral Home — Bowen Road Chapel in Arlington.
Mr. Gilligan was born Sept. 16, 1925 in Sioux City. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Community Church.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Marge E. of Arlington; three sons, John C. of Arlington, Daniel E. and his wife Lynn of Pawleys Island, S. C., Timothy M. and his wife Gina K. of Grapevine; three daughters and their husbands, Julie A. and Dennis Burton of Cedar Park, Mary Jo and David Andre of Pearland and Joanie E. and David of Arlington; 17 grandchildren; and one sister, Joanne and her husband, Jack Jamgotch, of Sioux City.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, November 1998
