Milton Times: Mary Catherine Tierney Mary Catherine (Maguire) Tierney died at 78 in her home, surrounded by her loving husband and five children, on November 20, 2010 of advanced COPD. Mary was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on August 27, 1932 to William and Lucy Josephine (Connolly) Maguire, and was raised in South Boston. She was Vice President of South Boston High School’s Class of 1952. Mary married William J. Tierney, former Chief Justice of the Boston Municipal Court on June 29, 1957 and was his beloved wife for 53 years. After marriage Mary moved to Milton with her husband and family. Mary worked for AT&T as an operator, and later as a teacher assistant in the special needs program of Milton Public Schools. Mary also did volunteer work as a therapist for special needs children. Later in life Mary and her husband Bill retired to Quincy and wintered in Naples, Florida. Mary was the President of the Quincy West Condominium Association of Quincy, as well as the Pineland Club Condominium Association in Naples. As a devoted Catholic she was member of the Legion of Mary, a Eucharistic Minister at St. Agatha Parish as well as an Extraordinary Minister to the homebound and infirmed. Mary is survived by her husband William J Tierney, her five children Kathleen M. Tierney of Walpole, Jean Marie Whelan of South Boston, Thomas E. Tierney of Mendon, William J. Tierney Jr. of Milton, and James M. Tierney of Duxbury; her fourteen grandchildren Christopher, Michael, and Matthew Follen; Lily, William, Daniel, and Mary Rose Whelan; Sarah and Catherine Tierney; Katelyn and Jacqueline Tierney; and Rachel, Siobhan and James Tierney, and her sister Rose Hanley of Brockton. A Funeral Mass will be held at St Agatha Church, Milton, Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. Visiting hours will be at the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., Milton on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 29 Crafts St., Ste. 450, Newton, MA 02458 or to the National Autism Assn., 1330 West Schatz Lane, Nixa, MO 65714. Return to Obituaries

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Mary Catherine Tierney

Mary Catherine (Maguire) Tierney, 78, of Milton, died in her home Nov. 20 of advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Born in Brockton on Aug. 27, 1932, to William and Lucy Josephine (Connolly) Maguire, she was raised in South Boston.

She was vice president of South Boston High School’s class of 1952.

She married William J. Tierney, former chief justice of the Boston Municipal Court, on June 29, 1957, and was his wife for 53 years. After their marriage, Mrs. Tierney moved to Milton with her husband and family.

She worked for AT&T as an operator, and later as a teacher’s assistant in the special needs program of Milton public schools. She also did volunteer work as a therapist for special needs children.

Later in life, she and her husband retired to Quincy and wintered in Naples, Fla.

She was the president of the Quincy West Condominium Association, as well as the Pineland Club Condominium Association in Naples.

A devout Catholic, she was a member of the Legion of Mary, a Eucharistic minister at St. Agatha Parish, as well as an extraordinary minister to the homebound and infirmed.

She is survived by her husband, William J. Tierney; her children, Kathleen M. Tierney, of Walpole, Jean Marie Whelan, of South Boston, Thomas E. Tierney, of Mendon, William J. Tierney Jr., of Milton, and James M. Tierney, of Duxbury; her grandchildren, Christopher Follen, Michael Follen, Matthew Follen, Lily Whelan, William Whelan, Daniel Whelan, Mary Rose Whelan, Sarah Tierney, Catherine Tierney, Katelyn Tierney, Jacqueline Tierney, Rachel Tierney, Siobhan Tierney and James Tierney; and her sister, Rose Hanley, of Brockton.

A funeral Mass was celebrated in St. Agatha Church on Nov. 23.

Donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 29 Crafts St., Ste. 450, Newton, MA 02458; or to the National Autism Association, 1330 West Schatz Lane, Nixa, MO 65714.

Arrangements were by the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home.

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