Madeleine "Maddy" Donnelly

Madeleine "Maddy" (Lynch) Donnelly, 98, of Chelmsford died Wednesday July 16,2025 with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Thomas "Duke" E. Donnelly. Born in Saugus, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Madeleine P. Lynch. When she was a child, she and her family moved to Lowell, Massachusetts. Madeleine attended Lowell public schools and graduated from Lowell High School. She also took courses at the Lowell Technical College. Madeleine worked for Newbury Department Store, Raytheon Company, Bertrand Pharmacy, and the Middlesex Registry of Deeds. However, the job that brought her the greatest happiness was the years of being a homemaker and raising her son. Maddy loved all the cats, canaries and dogs that graced her life. She was an avid reader, especially books of poetry and of history. She enjoyed music, dancing, the arts and making crafts. Many family and friends have ceramic pieces painted by Maddy. Maddy was renowned in the family for her memory, recounting, usually with wit and humor, not only stories of the family and friends but also of the many world events that occurred during her lifetime. Madeleine was a woman of great faith and a parishioner of Saint Mary Parish, Chelmsford. She was a member of the Guild of Saint Clare. In her youth, she was a member of the Catholic Daughters. Madeleine, known as "Maddy" to her family and friends, will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Madeleine is survived by her son, Thomas "Tom" H. Donnelly of Chelmsford; Sister-in-laws Rita Lynch of Florida and Mary Yang Lynch of New Hampshire; and many nieces and nephews and dear friends. Madeleine was predeceased by her husband, Thomas "Duke" E. Donnelly; her sister Lorraine Connolly and her husband Donald; brothers Thomas Lynch and his wife Mary, Camille Lynch, Peter H. Lynch and his wife Florence, and George Lynch. Her niece Anna Maria Lynch and her nephew Thomas A. Lynch. Her sister-is-laws Mary Murphy and her husband Joseph, Helen Moulton and her husband Melvin Moulton. Her brother-in-law Hugh Donnelly. Her niece-in-law Mary Louise Morse. Her nephews-in-law David Moulton and Richard Murphy. Visiting hour Friday morning July 25, 2025 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at the Dolan Funeral Home 106 Middlesex St Chelmsford with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00AM at Saint Mary Parish 25 North Rd Chelmsford. Burial at Saint Patrick Cemetery, Lowell. In lieu of flowers, expression of sympathy in Madeleine's memory can be mailed to the Monastery of St Clare 445 River Rd, Andover, MA 01810 or made online to the American Red Cross at RedCross.o