Betty Beatrice Gallagher, 73 of Shueyville, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Colonial Manor Care Center in Amana.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Brosh Chapel.  Celebration of life service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  She will be laid to rest at the Shueyville Cemetery.

Betty was born November 14, 1942 in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Charles D. and Beatrice (Kitzberger) Pulkrab.  She graduated from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, class of 1960.  Betty was united in marriage to Jack Gallagher on June 25, 1960 at The Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Betty worked at Square D for over 37 years, and retired in 2005.   She was a member of the Union Teamsters Local 238, IBT President, SOKOL, National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML), Guild of the NCSML, CSA, Damska Matice, Czech Heritage, and Czech National Cemetery Board.  Betty loved to travel, read, and volunteer.  Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her loving family and friends.

Betty is survived by her children Bradley Gallagher, Diana (Kenton Fetter) Gallagher, Christine (David) Curfman; all of Cedar Rapids and Suzanne (Mabry) Long of Atkins; grandchildren Jennifer (Eric) Greve, Keri (Denny Zimmerman) Long, Jordan (Nichole) Gallagher, and Allison "Little Girl" Gallagher; great-grandchildren Brock Crane, Gracie Greve, and Jackson Gallagher; her brother Don (Barb) Pulkrab of Fairfax; as well as her nieces and nephews.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

Memorials may be directed to either SOKOL or NCSML in her name.