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Born in Lawrence, MA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. Grande and Beatrice M. (Delescluse) Palmieri. Donna was educated in North Andover and Lawrence schools. She worked for Honeywell in Lawrence, MA from 1964 until its closing in 1996. Donna was a manager for several contract manufacturing companies after leaving Honeywell. She recently retired from ETI Zollner in June of 2025.
Her favorite thing to do was play the slot machines at Foxwoods and spend time with her family, especially her grandsons Mason and Aiden.
Donna is predeceased by her loving husband Richard J. Rousseau, her father Joseph P. Grande and her mother Beatrice M. Palmieri as well as her brothers Joseph G. Grande and George J. Grande.
She is survived by her daughter Jennifer (Rousseau) Kinnal and her husband Jared Kinnal, her grandsons, Mason and Aiden Kinnal all of Salem, NH and her brother Richard Grande and his wife Lynne Grande of Salem, NH.
Family and friends are invited to an hour of visitation on Friday October 17, 2025 from 9 am to 10 am at the Goundrey Dewhirst Funeral Home 42 Main Street Salem, NH. A Funeral Mass will follow the visitation at 10:30 am at St. Joseph Church 40 Main Street Salem, NH. Burial will be at St Mary Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to Salem Animal Rescue League. 4 SARL Dr, Salem, NH 03079. https://www.sarlnh.org. To leave an online condolence, please visit Donna's tribute page at www.goundreydewhirstfuneral.com.
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The Staff of Goundrey Funeral Home &
October 14, 2025
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