Ret.maj. Edward J. Tighe Obituary (1921

Ret. Maj. Edward J. Tighe, 87, a resident of Chelmsford for the greater part of his life and most recently of CA, died Saturday March 7, 2009. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary R. (Ganley) Tighe who died on Nov. 5, 2007. Edward was born on June 30, 1921 in Lowell a son of the late Edward J. and Ann (Doran) Tighe Sr. He attended the Lowell Community College. Edward served in the United States Army for 25years retiring as a Major. He had also worked as an Administrative Assistant for the University of Lowell, and for New England Power Service Co. in Westboro as a Field Accountant. He was a Past President of Mt. Pleasant Country Club, a lifetime member of the Lowell Sportsman Club and had been a member of the Alpine Squares for over 25 years. He is survived by his loving daughter, AnneMarie Tighe Komosinski and her husband Michael of San Diego, CA, a cousin , William Bellegard of Chelmsford, and many nieces and nephews. He was also the father of the late Edward J. Tighe Jr., and brother of the lateKenneth and Gerald Tighe. Visiting hours will be held on Friday evening from 5 until 7, at the BLAKE FUNERAL HOME, 24 Worthen St., Chelmsford. His Funeral Mass will be offered on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's Church, 25 North Rd., Chelmsford. Burial in Pine Ridge Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Edward's name to the Alzheimer's Association, 311Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472.