Patricia Donahue

HAVERHILL — Patricia "Tricia" (Ellis) Donahue, 46, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 at the Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport.

Tricia was born in Boston, was a graduate of Avon High School in Avon, before receiving her B.A. in accounting from UMass Dartmouth.

As an accountant, Patricia was employed with the Pentucket Bank of Haverhill for several years.

Tricia had many interests including crafts, puzzles, games, shopping, antiquing, and also had an affection for her three pet cats; Scruffy, Junior, and Stanley. More importantly her family was paramount to her.

Survivors include her husband of 16 years, John J. Donahue; her son, Jason R. Ellis of Haverhill; daughter and son-in-law, Desiree (Senna) and Tory Allison of Wakefield; her parents, Robert W. and Leah (Peppard) Ellis of Avon; two brothers, Robert W. Jr. and his wife Joan Ellis of Middleboro, and David Ellis from Avon; brother-in-law, Larry and his wife Maxine Donahue of Amesbury; sister-in-law, Terry and husband Dan Mearls of Pelham, N.H.; sister-in-law, Margaret Donahue of Pembroke, N.H.; her niece, Vanessa, as well as several nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews.

ARRANGEMENTS: Funeral services will take place on Friday at 11 a.m. from the Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home, 233 Lawrence St., Methuen. Friends may pay their respects on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Feline Friends, P.O. Box 2452, Salem, NH 03079. Please send online condolences to pollardfuneralhome.com.