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Helen Donahue Obituary

Helen C. Donahue, wife of the late Lamson Donahue, a Worcester fire fighter, died in Florida on August 19th. She had just celebrated her 93rd birthday.

She was a graduate of Commerce High School and Becker College. She worked at City Hall and at the Worcester Boy's Club for many years. She then transferred to the Worcester public schools ending her career at Columbus Park School.

After retirement she and her husband divided their time between Worcester and Florida. Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, September 4th at 10 A.M. at St. Bonaventure Church, Manomet, MA.

She will be sorely missed by her sister-in-law, Ann Spitaels, her nieces Christine Hunter and Elaina Genser her nephews Michael and James Spitaels, and their families. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Worcester Firefighters Memorial, 34 Glennie Street, Worcester, MA 01605 or to the charity of your choice.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Worcester Telegram & Gazette on Aug. 26, 2007.

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Marguerite Heavey

August 26, 2007

My father & mother used to rent from Helen And Lamson for over 40 yrs. and love the two of them very must. Mom and dad watch there house for them while the stayed the summers down the Cape and winters down in Fl. We will never forget the two of them.
The Ducharme family
Bob, Margie, Claude and Bucth
and all 18 grandchildren

Ray & Alice LeClair

August 26, 2007

Helen & her husband were neighbors of ours in Kenneth City, Florida when we lived there from 1985 to 1991. We were very fond of both of them & we got a Xmas card from Helen every year after we moved to Largo, Florida. Both of them were great peolle. We als visited them up at the beach house as we were from Mass. too.

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