Kathleen Monaghan Tiska of Southampton died April 8 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease and complications from COVID-19. She was 72.
Ms. Tiska was born October 19, 1947 in Brooklyn, and was one half of a set of twin girls. She was raised in Laurelton, Queens, and attended St. Clair’s parochial school until she and her family moved to the East End, where she attended Sacred Hearts Roman Catholic School and graduated from Southampton High School.
As a career woman, Ms. Tiska worked at the Southampton Town assessor’s office for many years and finished her tenure as a civil servant at the Suffolk County assessor’s office.
After retirement, Ms. Tiska enjoyed spending her time volunteering for organizations such as the Lioness Club and the Hampton Bays Chamber of Commerce.
She also traveled from coast to coast and particularly loved San Francisco and Newport, Rhode Island, where she spent many happy days.
Ms. Tiska was an active supporter of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, an organization that facilitated matching guide dogs with disabled combat veterans.
She was predeceased by her husband, Skip Tiska. She is survived by her sister, Pat Armusewicz and brother-in-law Butch of Water Mill; her nieces Deborah Armusewicz of Shinnecock Hills and Stephanie Armusewicz of Mebane, North Carolina; a great-nephew, Vincent Armusewicz; and cousin Sister Nancy Campkin of the West Islip diocese.
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