Anne T. Tiernan, a lifelong resident of Charlestown passed away peacefully of April 28, 2014 at the age of 86 years. Anne was born on June 26, 1927 to the parents William J. Tiernan and Sarah Winifred Walsh Tiernan who emigrated from Galway, Ireland. Her father was a World War I Army veteran who died in 1929 after serving honorably in Mexico and Europe, leaving his wife Sarah to raise five children alone through the dark years of the depression.
Anne attended and graduated from St. Mary's Grammer School furthering her education at Charlestown High School, graduating in 1945. She is a member of the Old Charlestown Schoolgirls Association where her niece Sally Klessens serves as President. She was also an active swimmer for years with memberships to the Armed Service YMCA in Charlestown and the Holiday Inn Pool Club in Somerville. Anne worked since middle school for over 40 years as a bookkeeper at Eddie Henry's Variety Store on Main Street in Charlestown. She then worked at the JFK Building for the Internal Revenue Service, retiring in January of 1996 after years of service.
Anne is the devoted sister of Margaret Klessens of Somerville and the late Mary Sanborn, William Tiernan and Frances Coyne. She is the loving aunt of Sally W. Klessens of Somerville, William F. Klessens of New Hampshire, Cornelius J. Klessens and his wife Donna of Beverly, Thomas F. Klessens and his wife Jean of Tyngsboro, William Sanborn and his wife Lorraine of Saugus and Maureen O'Malley and her husband Robert of Holliston. She is also survived by several grandnieces and grandnephews.
Anne was tremendously loved and will be deeply missed and remembered fondly by family members and friends.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Anne's Funeral on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 9 A.M. from The Carr Funeral Home, 220 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown followed by her Funeral Mass in St. Mary's Church, 55 Warren St. Charlestown at 10 A.M. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden. Visiting hours will be on Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 4 to 8 P.M. in the funeral home.