Alice M. Donohue

Alice M. Donohue BROCKTON Alice M. (MacLeod) Donohue, 72, of Brockton, formerly of Everett, passed peacefully Oct. 9, surrounded by family and friends, after a long battle with breast cancer. She was the loving wife of the late William S. Donohue, with whom she shared over 44 years of marriage. She was the beloved mother of Thomas J. Donohue of Mashpee, William J. Donohue of Oak Bluffs, Debra A. Ventresca of Plymouth, Cathy J. Donohue of Brockton and the late Patricia M. Martello; devoted grandmother of Alyssa and Michael Martello, Kayla Voisine and Vincent Ventresca Jr. She was the sister of the late Evelyn Liston and Ronald Thompson. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Alice was formerly employed by New England Telephone Company in Boston, Shaws Supermarket in Stoughton and Sears Department Store in Brockton. She loved spending her free time with family and friends. An avid bingo player, she enjoyed ceramics and trips to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun. She also loved spending time with all of her boys at the Mallory Dock in Hyannis. Funeral will be held from the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St. (Rte. 27), Stoughton, Tuesday at 8 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Brockton, at 9 a.m. Visiting hours Monday 2-6 p.m. Interment will take place at Melrose Cemetery, Brockton. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Alices memory to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod, 765 Attucks Lane, Hyannis, MA 02601. The care and expressions Alice received from everyone at hospice can not be put into words. They treated her as their own mother. Directions and obituary at www.farleyfh.com. Farley Funeral Home 781-344-2676