Ruth Marie Donahue

Ruth Marie (Faulkner) Donahue, 87, passed away on December 18, 2014, surrounded by her loving family at the home of her daughter in Danvers, after enjoying a celebration of her life the night before. Ruth was born in London, Ontario, Canada and lived most of her life in Lynn. She graduated from Lynn English High School in 1946. She was employed at Liberty Mutual Insurance in Wakefield and Hoffman’s in Lynn. She enjoyed her retirement and loved gazing at the beautiful sunrises over the ocean from her apartment. The greatest joy in her life was her family. She is survived by a daughter, Kathleen Whiting of Danvers, and two sons, Scott Donahue of Portsmouth, NH and Mark Donahue of Lynn. She also leaves eight grandchildren, Beth Cashman, Cheryl Foss, Robert Whiting, David Whiting, Christopher Donahue, Amy Enos, Kelly Granz, and Ronald Donahue, and ten great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sister, Betty, and her brothers Chuck and Bob. She was also predeceased by her 22 year-old cat, Baby. At Ruth’s request, services and burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be made to the Northeast Animal Shelter, 347 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA 01970.