Brenda A. (Tighe) Souza, 42, died December 19 in Milford Regional Hospital.
Born in Norwood, November 21, 1969, the daughter of the late Joseph and Joan (Hayes) Tighe, Brenda spent her early childhood in Dedham and lived in Franklin for most of her life.
She was a 1987 graduate of Tri County High School in Franklin.
For the past 23 years Brenda had been a quadriplegic.
She had enjoyed hairstyling, skiing and living the good life in her earlier days.
She is survived by her brothers, J. Michael Tighe Jr, of Ogunquit, Maine, Christopher Hayes Tighe of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Daniel Francis Tighe of Brighton.
She is also survived by her dear friend and adopted sister Andrea Lynn McNeil of Bellingham.
She was the sister of the late Timothy P. Tighe.
She is also survived by many aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, cousins and friends all over the country.
Her funeral will be held on Friday, December 23 from the Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin 131 Main St. in Franklin followed by a funeral Mass in St. Mary’s Church at 10:00 a.m.
Visitation will be on Friday from 9:15 -9:45 a.m. in the funeral home.
Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, 636 Morris Turnpike Suite 3A, Short Hills, NJ 07078.