Donna M. Curran

HOOKSETT -- Donna Marie Curran, 62, died May 11, 2010, at her residence surrounded by her family and friends following a year-long illness.

She was born Oct. 20, 1947, in Norwalk, Conn., to Frederick William and Evelyn (Sullivan) Dobbins. She was raised and educated in Wakefield, Mass., and was a graduate of Salem State College. She was a resident of Merrimack 1975 to 2006, when she and her husband relocated to Hooksett.

She was a kindergarten teacher at Our Lady of Mercy kindergarten, and was most recently employed as a secretary at the offices of the Catholic Archdiocese of Manchester. She was a long-time communicant of Our Lady of Mercy Church of Merrimack, where she also served as a religious education volunteer.

She enjoyed quilting, the beach and was an active member of the "Supper Club."

IN HER LIFE: Members of the family include her husband of moe than 40 years, Stephen E. Curran of Hooksett; two sons, Michael Curran of Nashua and Timothy Curran and his wife, Cory, and their daughter, Olivia, of Olympia, Wash.; two brothers, William Dobbins of Melrose, Mass. and Brian Dobbins of Wakefield, Mass.; her sisters-in-law, Martha Bedell and Maureen Curran and her brother-in-law, David Curran; nine nieces and nephews; five grand-nieces and grand-nephews; many cousins; her lifelong friend, Ellen Bertrand; and her fellow members of the "Supper Club," Margaret and Tad Stephanak, Kathy and Tim Gibney, Pat and Phil Gabree, Mary and Tom Bearor and Linda and Rod Randlett.

SERVICES: Calling hours are Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at George R. Rivet Funeral Home 425 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack. A Mass of Christian burial will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 16 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack. Burial will follow at Last Rest Cemetery of Merrimack.

Donations may be made to Norris Cotton Cancer Institute, 1 Medical Center Way, Lebanon 03756.

For more information, or to sign an on-line guestbook, go to www.rivetfuneralhome.com.