Teresa (Tannian) Gough of Medford, known to everyone as Tess, died on Thursday, October 29, 2026. She was 98.
She was born in Galway, Ireland, the daughter of Martin and Margaret (Kelleher) Tannian, and came to the United States in 1949. She lived first in Dedham and then made her home in Medford. She worked on the assembly line at the Raytheon Corporation until she retired, and then started over, caring for children as a nanny and keeping house for families in the area.
She was the wife of the late John “Jackie” Gough. She outlived all five of her brothers and sisters: Joseph Tannian and his wife Margaret, Maura O’Shaughnessy and her husband Martin, Christine Tannian, Martin Tannian and his wife Mary, and Thomas Tannian, whose wife Mary of North Reading survives. She leaves many nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours were held Tuesday, November 3 and Wednesday, November 4 at the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main Street, Medford, followed by a funeral Mass at St. Joseph Church, 118 High Street, Medford, and burial at Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford. In place of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, 40 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109.
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