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July 28, 2012
John P. "Jack" Tighe

Niagara Gazette

LEWISTON — John P. "Jack" Tighe, 80 years old, passed peacefully while surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence. He was born on March 6, 1932 in Duryea, PA, the son of the late William and Blanche (Doyle) Tighe. He served in the United States Navy from September 24, 1951, until his honorable discharge on June 5, 1953, at which time he moved to Niagara Falls. Mr. Tighe worked as an engineer for Niagara Junction from 1953 until his retirement in 1988.

Mr. Tighe is survived by his daughters, Kathleen (Curtis) DuBois of Niagara Falls and Laurie (Terry) Jacklin of Lewiston, and his son, David (Lisa) Tighe of Niagara Falls. He is survived by his former wife, Barbara (Matthew) Janik of Niagara Falls, as well as his grandchildren who gave him much joy; Daniel (fiancee' Melissa), Ryan, Patrick and David Tighe, Julie (Perry) Twyford, William and Paul DuBois, and Louis and Allison Jacklin, and his great-grandson, Jack Twyford. He is also survived by his brother, James (Betty Jane) Tighe of Hamburg, NY; his sisters, Betty Mazur of West Wyoming, PA, and Marion (Emil) Posluszny of Pittston, PA; his sister-in-law, Anne Tighe of Lewiston and his loving companion, Darlene Snyder; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brothers, William and Vincent Tighe and his sister, Janet Williams.

Friends may call on Monday from 3 until 7 PM at the LABUDA FUNERAL HOME, INC., 356 Portage Road. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday at 9:30 AM at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 259 Fourth Street. PLEASE ASSEMBLE AT CHURCH. Contributions may be made to Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence, 5285 Lewiston Road, Lewiston, NY 14092, in Jack's memory. Interment in Oakland Rural Cemetery, Youngstown, NY, with military honors.

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Family/Spouse: ZANKOWSKI, Barbara. Barbara (daughter of ZANKOWSKI, Walter and Leona) was born on 27 Aug 1937 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 20 May 2020 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. TIGHE, Laurie
2. TIGHE, David
3. TIGHE, Kathleen

William + DOYLE, Blanche. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]