Obituary of Anna MacDonald

Anna J. MacDonald of Newton Upper Falls passed away 11 days after celebrating her 94th birthday.

 

Anna was born in Glenfinnan, Prince Edward Island, Canada and relocated to the Newton, Massachusetts area when she was married in 1954.  She had worked for Ring Medical, a physician’s answering service, at Newton Wellesley Hospital for many years. She was an avid reader, loved to write poetry and especially loved spending time with her grandchildren.

 

Anna was the wife of Richard Duffy, and the late J. Louis MacDonald and is survived by her children and their spouses, John J. and Susan of Dorchester MA, J. Louis and Catherine of Amherst MA, Gregory A. and Patti of Amherst NH, Genevieve MacDonald of Enfield CT and David L. and Dianne of Quincy MA, as well as 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. She was also the sister of Sr. Wanda MacDonald, CSM of PEI and the late Elinor MacLellan (Donald), Donalda Pendergast (Edward), Sr. Katherine MacDonald CSM, Genevieve MacDonald (Carl), Etta Anderson (George) and John A. MacDonald (Mona), and sister in law of the late J. Reginald MacDonald (Helen), Mary Shaw (David) and Elizabeth Donovan (William). Anna is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

 

Please omit flowers, in Anna’s memory a donation to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 may be sent if desired.

 

Funeral arrangements entrusted to Hillsboro Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Fort Augustus on Friday, May 9, 2025 at 3:30pm, followed by a reception.  All are welcome.