Vincent "Vince" Louis Gallinatti

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Name: Vincent "Vince" Louis Gallinatti
Location of Birth: Gary, Indiana
Date of Birth: November 21, 1951
Date of Death: February 14, 1998 (46 years old)
Parents: Dominic Gallinatti and Helen (Yelich) Gallinatti
High School and Class: 1969 - Hibbing High School, Hibbing, Minnesota
College: Hibbing Junior College - Hibbing, Minnesota
College of St. Thomas - Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota
1983 - St. John's University - Collegeville, Minnesota
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In 1959, Vince's family moved to Whispering Pine in Side Lake, Minnesota.

Vince was ordained in 1983. He faithfully served parishes in Hibbing, Nashwauk, Ely, and Chisholm, Minnesota.

After leaving the priesthood, he worked eight years at Northland Counseling Center and was recently working for the Advocate For Family Peace.

An avid hunter and fisherman, he loved being outdoors with his faithful dog "Katie".

Vincent married Peggy L. Newton on August 22, 1992

He was an active member of Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Coleraine, Minnesota and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Hibbing, Minnesota.

Vince was preceded in death by his mother, Helen in 1995.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy L. Newton; his father, Dominic Gallinatti; his sister, Donna Jennings; a niece, Kristina Jennings; and a nephew, Christopher Jennings.

Vince died at Itasca Medical Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery at Hibbing, Minnesota.

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