Gary Stewart Tighe

Gary Stewart Tighe, age 78, died on Monday, March 2, 2020 in Eaton, Ohio.Gary was born on March 24, 1941, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to his parents, Phyliss and Roy Tighe. He graduated from Augustana College in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Economics. He married Bonnie Lou Johnson in 1963 in Sioux Falls and they remained married until her death in September 2009. They resided in Melbourne, Florida. 

He is survived by his wife Pattie (Bohlman) Vargas who he married in February in 2010. Upon his marriage to Pattie, he inherited three stepchildren Richard Gulling Jr (Kirsten), David Gulling (Lisa Nadasi) and Toni (Gulling) Northrop (Glen) and seven step-grandchildren Richard Gulling III, Nicholas Gulling, Joseph Gulling, Dakota Gulling, Taryn (Knox) Hickey, Alex Northrop, and Caroline Northrop. 

Memorial Service will be held at 5:00 P.M. on Friday, March 6, 2020 at Barnes Funeral Home, 411 N. Commerce St., Lewisburg, OH. The family will receive friends from 3 – 5 P.M. prior to the service.  

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alley Cat Allies, 7920 Norfolk Ave, Ste 600, Bethesda, MD 20814-2525. Alley Cats Allies is a charity dedicated to the humane protection and treatment of cats. Condolences may be sent to the family via the website at www.barnesfuneralhome.com