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Highland Mills, NY
Donna Marie Maher, born Donna M. Baker on January 4, 1956 in Middletown, NY, was tragically taken from her family and friends on Monday, December 2, 2024.
Predeceased by her parents John and Rose Baker (Purgatorio), her sister Barbara "Bunny" McGrady, sister-in-law Eileen Maher, several aunts, uncles and cousins, her grandsons Anthony and Henry and her granddaughter Rose.
Donna attended Pine Bush High School and worked as a newspaper carrier for over 25 years in Orange County, NY.
She leaves behind her youngest sister Terry Oates and husband Roy of Bloomingburg, NY, baby brother; John H. Baker, Jr. and wife Dawn of Woodridge, NY, aunt; Linda Higbie of Middletown, NY, Uncle; Tom Baker of Augustine, FL; as well as longtime friend; Scott Emmerich of Highland Mills, NY and many cousins and friends who were like family.
Additional survivors include her ex-husband and friend Christopher Maher of Monroe, NY and their 9 children, Margaret Assad and husband Ricardo; Stephanie Maher and fiancé James; Christopher Maher Jr. and fiancé Danielle, Joseph Maher and fiancé Jaclyn, John Maher and wife Jennifer, Angela Fazal and husband Shehzad; Bridgette Flores and husband Mike; Katherine Skwera and husband John Paul; Jennifer Kis and husband Steven. Donna also had a small clan of grandchildren including Myles, David, Adele, Isabel, Lyla, Danika, Brandon, Abigail, James, Axton, Annabelle, Sophie, Faith, and Harper with 2 more on the way! She also had many bonus kids throughout her life that she helped mold.
Donna's family would like to thank everyone for ALL the love and support during this time. She was taken from us too soon and we were not prepared.
We have prepared arrangements to send her off to the pearly gates as she wanted. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Zygmunt-Murtie Funeral Home, 4 Oak Street, Greenwood Lake, NY 10925. Her Celebratory Mass will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00am at St. Mary's RC Church, 42 Goshen Avenue, Washingtonville, NY 10992.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Donna's name may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by visiting www.stjude.org.
Funeral arrangements are honorably entrusted to Zygmunt-Murtie Funeral and Cremation Service - 845-477-8240 or visit www.zmmemorials.com.
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ed silinski
December 6, 2024
I worked with Donna for almost 20 years delivering Newspapers in the early morning. She was always smiling and positive in everything she did. Rest in Peace!!!
Elisa Ackerley
December 4, 2024
Just wanted to share our condolences with everyone. We are all thinking of you.
Much love from The Ackerley´s
Geoffrey Hawthorne
December 4, 2024
I just met Donna at our snowstorm here in Monroe about 2 weeks ago. I thanked her for delivering my paper so early (about 6:45 am) and for putting it in the cubby in our mailbox here in Monroe. I shared with her that i am a recent stage 4 metastatic cancer survivor and for the first time since 2022 I was able to clear my own driveway. While we only spoke for about a minute or two, I was impressed by how friendly she was. I´m a retired police officer and a retired paramedic as well. I´ve seen too many people go too soon like your mom. She impressed me and I just wanted to tell you all that. I´m so sorry for your loss.
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