TEWKSBURY: Jeremiah F. Ahern, age 70, a resident of Tewksbury for 15 years, died Saturday, July 1, 2006 at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston.
He was the husband of Mary T. (Guthrie) Ahern, who died December 26, 2005.
Born in Lehenagh Cottage, Togher, County Cork, Ireland on November 8, 1935, he was the son of the late Timothy and Ellen (Bohane) Ahern.
Mr. Ahern was raised and educated in Ireland.
Prior to his retirement in 2001, he was employed for over 40 years as a laborer for Local # 223 of Boston.
He previously worked mining coal in England and uranium mining in Canada.
Mr. Ahern lived in Somerville, Everett and Malden until moving to Tewksbury in 1991.
He was a communicant of St. William’s Parish of Tewksbury.
Mr. Ahern enjoyed watching the Boston Red Sox and caring for his yellow Labrador Retreiver “Hank”.
He is survived by one daughter; Malden Police Sergeant; Patricia A. Bailey and her fiancee; John A. Amirault, Jr. of Tewksbury; two sons; Mass. Bay Transit Authority Chief Inspector; Jeremiah P. Ahern of Malden and Massachusetts State Police Trooper; Michael A. Ahern; two grandchildren; Shauna and Matthew Bailey both of Tewksbury; three sisters; Maureen Barrett and Lily Paske both of England and Kathleen McCarthy of County Cork, Ireland; two brothers; John Joe Ahern and Timothy Ahern both of County Cork, Ireland; also many nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Calling hours Wednesday, July 5th, 4-8 p.m., at the Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 16 Lee St., Tewksbury. Funeral Thursday, July 6th, 9 a.m. from the funeral home, followed by his Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. William’s Church, 1351 Main St., Rte. 38, Tewksbury. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, One Bullfinch Place, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114 or to Catholic Charities, 75 Kneeland St., 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02111 are requested.