John Richard Callahan

1895 - 1946  (51 years)

• Name	John Richard Callahan
  Birth	25 Jul 1895	Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Oct 1946
  Person ID	I17112	Stewartsny
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Lura Lillian Lighthall,   b. 15 Oct 1893, Richland, Oswego, New York, USA d. 4 Oct 1989, Polk, Florida, United States (Age 95 years)
  Children	1. Elton John Callahan,   b. 20 Apr 1925, Richland, New York, USA d. 23 Jan 2012 (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, October 24, 1946 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - JOHN CALLAHAN DIES AT PULASKI HOME - John R. Callahan, 51m prominent restaurant proprietor in this village, died suddenly late Monday night at his home on Jefferson street. He had been in poor health for several years, but conducted his business as usual Monday. Born in Framingham, Mass, on July 25, 1895, son of Patrick and Mary Kelly Callahan, he worked as a young man in Boston and later on had a Panama Canal construction job. He married Lura Lighthall on Aug. 3, 1924 in Boston and in 1927 they moved to Pulaski where they opened a diner and restaurant on Jefferson Stree, south of the Kallet theater. Mr. Callahan, a veteran of World War I, was a member of Post 41, Americal Legion in Syracuse. Surivving are his wife, a son E. John Callahan of Pulaski, two brothers, Frederick and Frank Callahan of Chelsea, Mass; a sister Mrs. Clyde Alexander of Souther Pines, N.C. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Franklin Taylor Funeral Home. Interment will be in Pulaski Cemetery.