Irene M. Riley

June 20, 2016

Irene Tierney Riley, 90, of West Hartford and Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 20, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Attorney Stephen M. Riley who preceded her in death in 1998 and loving mother to the late Stephen M. Riley, II who preceded her in death in 2005. Irene was born November 23, 1925 in Westfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Arthur and Marie (Hickey) Tierney. A graduate of University of New Hampshire and Syracuse University, she was employed in the personnel department for many years at G. Fox & Co. in Hartford and as a Realtor with Buckley Realtors in West Hartford. Irene loved to read. She leaves behind to mourn her passing, her sister-in-law Mrs. Doris Buser Tierney; her nieces and nephews and their spouses Kathleen T. and George Rinck, Ann and Walter Tierney Simon, James D. and Debra Tierney, Daniel A. Tierney, Patricia T. and Eugene Skrynski, and David R. and Marcy Tierney. Her husband’s nephews and spouses and nieces William L. and Sarah Riley, Michael S. and Gail Riley, Lauren R. and Michael Roy and Maggie A. Riley and many great nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and son she was predeceased by her brother, Ralph Tierney; her nieces Judith A. Tierney and Margaret Tierney Budrecki; her brother-in-law’s Laurence S. Riley, Reverend William J. Riley; sister-in-law, Marguerite A. Riley; and her husband’s nephew Denis S. Riley; and niece Mary Riley Emswiler. The family would like to thank Companions for Living for their care and compassion provided to Irene. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Church of St. Timothy, 1116 North Main Street, West Hartford at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 27, 2016. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford. Calling hours will be held Monday, June 27th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Church of St. Timothy. Memorial donations may be made to Northeastern University, Development Information Systems, 118 Cushing Hall, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-9877 in memory of Stephen M. Riley, II or to a charity of donor’s choice. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com