Patrick T. Pat Gallivan Obituary (1932 - 2010)

PONTIAC -- Patrick "Pat" T. Gallivan, 78, Pontiac, died at 10:08 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 4, 2010) at Good Samaritan Home, Flanagan. His funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Pontiac, with Monsignor Thomas Mack officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Pontiac. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home, Pontiac. The rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church, Pontiac. He was born July 23, 1932, in Ivesdale, a son of William and Catherine Cantwell Gallivan. He married Patricia Flynn on June 16, 1956, in Decatur. She survives in Pontiac. Other survivors include three daughters, Kitty (Dave) Tredennick, Fairbury; Carolyn (Bill) Ruestman, Flanagan; and Mary (Mike) Follmer, Graymont; brother, Bill (Betty) Gallivan, Peoria; sister, Sheila (Dwight) Yockey, Rushville; grandchildren, Kim (Corey) McWhorter, Kara (Mark) Trainor, Ashley and Jayme Ruestman; and Brad, Amy and Abby Follmer; and three great-grandchildren, Drew, Caden and Trey McWhorter. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Catherine; and one nephew, Bill Yockey. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, past member of the Moose and Elks, all of Pontiac. He was also a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Pontiac. He was a 1950 graduate of Bement High School and a graduate of the University of Illinois. Pat had been a district sales manager for Cargill Seeds, retiring in 1993. He greatly enjoyed spending time with his grandkids and was a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan.