Christopher J. Tierney

DRACUT -- Christopher Joseph Tierney, 79, a resident of Dracut and was a World War II veteran, died Monday evening, Oct. 30, at Lowell General Hospital.

He was the husband of Celestina Alice (DaSilva) Tierney with whom he was married for 59 years.

He was born in Lowell, Jan. 24, 1927, son of the late Joseph and Mary (McCafferty) Tierney. He was educated in Lowell schools and was raised in the Centralville section of the city where he was a communicant of St. Michael Church.

Mr. Tierney served in the Navy during World War II. He was a past member of the Dracut American Legion, Post 315.

Before retiring, Mr. Tierney was employed for 25 years at Malden Mills of Lawrence, his last position as department manager.

He enjoyed walking through downtown Lowell, visiting Veterans Memorial Park in Dracut, and spending time with his family.

Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law, Christopher J. Tierney Jr. of Lowell, William and Linda Tierney of Dracut and Michael and Kelly Tierney of Lowell; two daughters and a son-in-law, Sharon and David Chaplin of Winthrop, Maine, and Marie Petroski and her friend, Robert Coolidge, of Dracut; two brothers and a sister-in-law Gerald Tierney of Pepperell and Frederick and Dorothea Tierney of Nashua; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Tierney of Derry, N.H..

He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, Christopher J. Tierney III, Stacey Schuman, Samuel Chaplin, Kimberly Honan, Kelly Tierney, William Tierney, Sarah Petroski, Lashanta Ackley, Emily Tierney, Eliza Tierney and Zachery Tierney; four great-grandchildren, Tayleigh, Noah and Ella Honan, Emma Schuman; several nieces and nephews.

He was also the brother of the late Mary Constant, Rita Morgan, Francis, Joseph, Thomas, Bernard and Raymond Tierney.