Obituary of Dolores L. Tierno

When you walk through a storm hold your head up high and don't be afraid of the dark. Walk on with hope in your heart and you'll never walk alone. The Lord had promised that he would walk alongside us. At the end of the storm is a golden sky. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 7, 2014 the Lord walked alongside Dolores Tierno (nee: Menei) and swept her off her footprints in the sand and carried her home. Eternity begins and ends with the ocean's tides. Dolores's eternity began in Philadelphia. She was a congregant of St. Simon Stock Catholic Church. Dolores will be fondly remembered as a beautiful wife, an amazing and loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. These memories will linger on after the footprints she left in the sand are gone. One gift above all others that God gives us to treasure, one that knows no time and no place and one that gold cannot measure is the precious, tender gift of life. Dolores had generously given a lasting legacy, the gift of life. Love me tender, love me sweet, you have made my life complete and I love you so. Dolores leaves to cherish her memory, her husband of 53 years William Tierno. She is the mother of Donna Heaton, and William Jr. (Heather) Tierno, a brother Gabriel (Gloria) Menei, a sister Rose (Leonard) Sulvetta. Dolores is also the proud grandmother of Julie, Jessica, William III, Nicholas and has one great-granddaughter Izabella Tierno. Dolores will be sadly missed by her loving feline friends. She also is the sister of the late Maryanne (John) Polomano and Samuel (Irene) Menei. Relatives and friends are invited to join the Tierno family on Friday morning between the hours of 9:30am and 10:30am at St. Simon Parish/OLMC Campus 178 West White Horse Pike, Berlin, NJ 08009. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30am. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Berlin, NJ. In Lieu of flowers a donation in Dolores's name may be made to: Holy Redeemer Home Care, 150 Ninth Ave, Runnemede, NJ 08078.