1941 - 2019 (77 years)
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Name |
Donna Eva McKenney |
Birth |
28 Aug 1941 |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Moved to |
1948 (Age 7) |
New Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire [4] |
Ralph and Donna relocated to New Durham, NH in 1984. |
Census |
1950 (Age 9) |
Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts [5] |
In the 1950 US Census, she was recorded, age 8, living in Athol, Massachusetts with her parents. |
Death |
27 Jun 2019 |
New Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire [4] |
- at home from Parkinson's disease. [4]
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Obituary |
28 Jun 2019 [4] |
New Durham, NH
Donna E. Durkee, age 77, of New Durham, passed away peacefully at home on June 27, 2019, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Born August 28, 1941 in Orange, MA to Donald W. McKenney and Cecile J. (Boiteau) McKenney Raffa, she was also stepdaughter of the late Stephen A. Raffa.
She resided in Danvers, MA with her late husband Ralph I. Durkee and together they operated Durkee’s Donut Shop in Lynn, MA. They relocated to New Durham, NH in 1984.
During her spiritual search, she had been a Novice at MaryKnoll Convent in Topsfield, MA.
Donna was a gifted musician, avid gardener and expert bird watcher. She loved all the joys of nature, including hiking and camping. In her 50’s and 60’s, she was a fixture jogging along Route 11. She became a self taught master of home improvement, doing her own construction, siding, roofing, having created a haven where she lived with her cats, dogs and for a time raised Zebra Finches.
She retired from Goulston & Storrs in Boston, MA, where she was a legal secretary.
Donna is survived by her sister Patti Raffa, with whom she has shared her home for the past 20 years, also siblings: Elaine McKenney of Woburn, MA, Larry and wife Mary McKenney of W. Newbury, MA, Linda Smith of Seabrook, NH, Joanne Bakula of Peabody, MA, Barbara and husband Donald South of Epping, NH, also cousins, nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to thank Cornerstone Hospice, for their caring compassion.
There will be no calling hours, a graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 10am at John Shirley Cemetery in New Durham, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her memory to: Cocheco Valley Humane Society, 262 County Farm Road, Dover, NH 03820.
Published by C. E. Peaslee & Son, Inc. Funeral Homes and Cremation Services |
Burial |
29 Jun 2019 |
John C. Shirley Memorial Cemetery, Nw Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA [4] |
Siblings |
3 Siblings |
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Person ID |
I235 |
| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Samuel |
Last Modified |
2 Apr 2023 |
Father |
Donald Walter McKenney, b. 14 Oct 1918, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 29 Apr 1950, Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 31 years) |
Mother |
Cecile J. Boiteau, b. 17 Aug 1921, Massachusetts d. 7 Apr 1982, Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 60 years) |
Marriage |
06 Sep 1940 |
North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : 21 years and 11 months - She : 19 years and 1 month. |
Family ID |
F123 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Ralph I. Durkee, b. 14 Dec 1926 d. 29 Feb 1996, New Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire (Age 69 years) |
Marriage |
16 Aug 1971 [1, 6] |
Age at Marriage |
She : 30 years - He : 44 years and 8 months. |
Family ID |
F140 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
13 Apr 2014 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 28 Aug 1941 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Moved to - 1948 - New Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire |
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| Census - 1950 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 27 Jun 2019 - New Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire |
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| Burial - 29 Jun 2019 - John C. Shirley Memorial Cemetery, Nw Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S429] , Reid, Joan E. letter: 2004-06, (Letter to Robert Roy, June 2004).
- [S825] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
- [S500] U.S. Public Records Index, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).
- [S1693] Obituary of Donna Durkee.
- [S1633] 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 3375; Sheet Number: 78; Enumeration District: 14-3.
- [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988).
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