Matilda “Tillie” Tarr of Brewster, NY, died Tuesday January 3, 2012 in Somers, NY, at the age of 88.
Mrs. Tarr was born January 22, 1923 in Port Chester, NY daughter of the late Philip and Carmela (Pace) Perry. She graduated from Port Chester High School then married John C. Tarr in Corpus Christi Church in Port Chester on Aug. 5, 1944. They moved to Brewster in 1958 where Mrs. Tarr worked for many years as a High School Principal Secretary for Brewster High School and became members of St. Lawrence O’Toole Church.
Mrs. Tarr was predeceased by her husband John on Jan. 13, 1983. She is survived by her two sons; John Tarr and his wife Elizabeth of Mahopac, NY, Richard Tarr and his wife Donna of Brewster, NY, four sisters; Dorothy of Louisville, CO, Barbara of Micco, FL, Josephine of Barnegat, NJ, Angela of Cedar Grove, NJ, two brothers; Philip of North Palm Beach, FL, Richard of Barefoot Bay, FL, and six grandchildren. She was also predeceased by her daughter Joy Tartaglino in 1957.
A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tues. January 10, 2012, 10 AM at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Brewster. Internment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Port Chester. Calling hrs. will be held Mon. from 4 to 8 pm at Beecher Funeral Home, 1 Putnam Ave., Brewster, NY.