Reginald E. Bligh

Lincoln - Reginald E. Bligh, 75, husband of the late Helene (Sirois) Bligh, died May 6, 2008, at a Lincoln hospital. He was born September 23, 1932, in Riviere-Bleu, Quebec, Canada, the son of Theodore and Marie-Rose (Levesque) Bligh. Reginald was a member and Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He was a Past Grand Knight, a communicant of St. Mary of Lourdes Catholic Church and a Eucharistic Minister.

He is survived by two daughters, Nancy Maheu and her husband, Preston, of Glenburn and Jo-Ann Weed and her husband, Christopher, of Lincoln; two brothers, William Bligh of Meridan, CT and Richard Bligh of Arizona; four grandchildren, Ryan Shaw and Courtney Shaw, both of Lincoln and Alex Maheu and Brady Maheu both of Glenburn; several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2008 at the Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Rd., Lincoln. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday, at St. Mary of Lourdes Catholic Church, Lincoln, with the Rev. Myles Cyr officiating. Interment will be in South Chester Cemetery. Those who wish may donate, in his memory, to the Knights of Columbus. Donations may be left at the funeral home.