Barbara E. (Moore)(Donnelly) Falls
Barbara E. (Moore)(Donnelly) Falls
, 94, of Attleboro and formerly of Brockton, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Attleboro. She was the wife of the late Peter Donnelly and Edward J. Falls.
Born April 8, 1917 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Andrew L. Moore and Edith (Hall) Moore. Raised in Brockton and Cambridge she graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School. She then graduated from Boston City School of Nursing.
Barbara was a Registered Nurse and was the Head Nurse at Goddard Memorial Hospital for over 10 years, retiring in 1976.
She enjoyed dancing, bowling and knitting. She was a past member of the Brockton Italian Women's Club, Brockton Garden Club and the Brockton Ladies Guild.
She lived in Brockton for 60 years before moving to Attleboro.
She is survived by her children, Peter Donnelly and his wife Susan of FL, Robert Donnelly and his wife Diane of FL, Barbara Cecere and her husband Eugene of Attleboro, Kathleen Robertson and her husband William of FL and David Donnelly of Yarmouthport and his former wife Darlene of Lakeville; her step-children, Mary Hill and her husband William of Cambridge, Eleanor Decker and her husband Tom of Arlington, Kathleen Whitley and her husband William of FL and David Falls of PA; she is also survived by several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Leo and Robert Moore.
Funeral Information
Funeral from the Russell Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St., (Rt123) Brockton on Friday, June 24th at 8:00AM thence to St. Edith Stein/St. Edward Parish, 71 East Main St., Brockton where a funeral mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul at 9:00AM. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Brockton. Calling hours in the Russell Pica Funeral Home Thursday 4:00-7:00PM.