Donna M. (Kelley) Warner
HAVERHILL Donna M. (Kelley) Warner, 65
of Haverhill passed away peacefully after a brief battle with lung
cancer on Friday, April 12, 2019 at High Pointe Hospice House with her
devoted family by her side. She was the widow of the late Michael E.
Warner who passed away in 2004 after over 25 years together.
She
was born in Lowell on November 16, 1953 and was a daughter of the late
Russell J. Kelley and the late Catherine ‘Cae’ R. (Cutress) Kelley.
Donna was raised in Billerica, where she attended the area schools
graduating from Billerica High School.
Donna began to raise her
family in Lowell’s Acre neighborhood and later in Lowell’s Back Central
Street neighborhood. In her younger days, she would frequent Holt Hall
in Salem, NH where she enjoyed playing bingo which a lifelong passion.
She enjoyed time spent watching investigative and murder mystery TV
shows. She also loved music and especially enjoyed listening to her late
husband, Michael’s bands.
She was employed at Community Teamwork
(CTI) for many years. She also worked at Lemon Tree in Lowell as a
baker and as a Certified Nurses Assistant in Haverhill. Her last job was
working with the Northeast Veteran's Outreach Center in Haverhill as a
private duty nurse before illness forced her recent retirement.
She is survived by her son David M. Kelley and his wife, Carolyn, of
Nashua, NH; and her daughter, Kristin Kelley of Salisbury. She is also
survived by her grandchildren, Mercedes Magbee and her husband, Cole,
currently stationed at Leesville, LA with the U.S. Army serving as a
combat medic, Tyler Anne Kelley of Pass Christian, MS, Zayda Boghossian
of Nashua, NH, Morgan Kelley of Pass Christian, MS, Russell Kelley
stationed in Norfolk, CT recently enlisted in the U.S. Navy, Alex
Boghossian of Nashua, NH, and Rosali Kelley Lopez of Salisbury, MA; and
her great grandchildren, Tristan, Anastasia and Aria.
In
addition, she is survived by her sisters, Catherine Pinner and her
husband, Paul of Florida, Barbara DiFava and her husband, Robert of
Londonderry, NH, Maureen Davidson and her husband, Robert of
Londonderry, NH and Marygayle Sullivan and her husband, Michael of
Dracut; and many nieces and nephews.
Donna was also the sister of
the late Patricia Hildreth, the late Robert Kelley and she was also an
aunt of the late Kerry Hildreth.
ON THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019,
YOU ARE INVITED TO HER CALLING HOURS FROM 9-11 A.M. AT THE MCDONOUGH
FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND STREET, LOWELL, 978-458-6816. HER FUNERAL
SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE THURSDAY AT 11 A.M. IN THE FUNERAL HOME. A PROCESSION
WILL FOLLOW FOR BURIAL AT ST. PATRICK CEMETERY IN LOWELL.
