Excerpted from The Times-Union newpaper (Jacksonville, Florida)
MCALEER
Funeral Services for Mr. Francis McAleer will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at
the graveside in Chapel Hill Memory Gardens. Mr. McAleer was a resident of
Jacksonville for 38 years. He retired from the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer after
22 years of service. He was a veteran of WW II. He also worked at the Jacksonville
Shipyards for 22 years as a shipfitter before retiring in 1969. He was also a
member of the Naval Fleet Reserve #126.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred
McAleer; a daughter, Susan McAleer; three sons, Francis McAleer II, Joseph McAleer
and Michael McAleer, all of Jacksonville; and two grandchildren. Mr. McAleer will
receive full military honors at the graveside. The family will receive friends from
12 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Guardian Chapel,
6940 Atlantic Blvd.
Saturday, September 21, 1985