Eileen Tierney

1937 - 2025

Eileen Tierney
March 21, 1937 - September 22, 2025
Eileen M. deBettencourt Tierney, 88, of Clinton, Connecticut, and formerly of Wallingford and Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, died Sept. 22, 2025, following several years living with Alzheimer's and dementia. Devoted wife of 55 years to the late Charles A. Tierney, Jr.; and loving mother to Elizabeth Tierney Frommer (David Frommer) of Ellicott City, Maryland, Charles Tierney III (Gina Onushco) of Mount Hermon, Massachusetts, and Patricia Tierney Antúnez (Senén Antúnez Pineda) of Wallingford, Connecticut. Loving sister of Theresa Venoitte of Florida, Kathleen deBettencourt of Vermont; sister-in-law, Edel deBettencourt of California, and the late Thomas deBettencourt, John deBettencourt, Anne Clougherty, Rosemary Garvey, William "Bink" deBettencourt, Jr., Gerard deBettencourt; and Eileen's twin sister and duet partner, Maureen Harabalja. Daughter of the late William, Sr. and Mary (Connor) deBettencourt. Grandmother to Andrew and Carolyn Frommer, Joaquín and Guillermo Antúnez Tierney, and Charles IV, Fiona, and Althea Tierney; and aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Eileen's family will receive relatives and friends in The Wallingford Funeral Home, 809 N. Main St. Ext., on Saturday, October 18th, from 9:00 to 11:00 am, when the funeral cortege will proceed to Most Holy Trinity Church, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 am, followed by interment in St. John Cemetery, Wallingford. Gifts in her memory may be sent to the Wallingford Public Library, 200 N Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492. For further information or to leave an online condolence, visit www.wallingfordfh.com .