Obituary: Antoinette "Toni" Donnelly

Antoinette "Toni" Donnelly

February 01, 1933 - December 17, 2006

Antoinette Donnelly

Antoinette “Toni”(LoRusso) Donnelly, age 73, died on Sunday, December 17, 2006, surrounded by the comfort of her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Luigi and Josephine (Paglia) LoRusso.

Toni was born in Boston on February 1, 1933 and was a graduate of Jamaica Plain High School, Class of 1950. She and her husband Harold where married on September 4, 1954 at Saint Mary of the Angels Church in Jamaica Plain.

Toni worked for several years for CVS of Foxboro. She was a member of the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary in Foxboro. She was an avid reader and enjoyed spending time in the sun.

Toni and her husband were winter residents of Naples, Florida. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and a friend to all.

Beloved wife of Harold Donnelly Jr., Loving mother of Rose Marie Cruz of Marshfield, Thomas of St. Cloud, FL, Paul of Foxborough, Michele Santangelo of Medway and Nicole Parmeggiani of Halifax. Sister of Mary McNamara of Cohasset, Lucy LoRusso of Jamaica Plain and the late Carmella Cavallaro, Theresa Frasso, Alexander, Ferdinand, Angelo and Rocco LoRusso. Also survived by seven grandchildren.

Funeral Information

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend calling hours on Thursday, December 21, from 4-8 PM at the Roberts and Sons Funeral Home, 30 South Street Foxborough. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, December 22 at 9 AM at St. Mary’s Church, Carpenter Street, Foxborough. Interment to follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Foxborough.

Donations Information

In lieu of flowers, donations in Toni’s memory may be made to Cranberry Hospice, 36 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 326, Plymouth, MA 02360.