Donna Claire Dunphy (70) of Buzzards Bay, former resident of Scituate and Attleboro, passed away peacefully on February 15th, following a brief illness. The daughter of Walter S. and Helen L. Hayward of Scituate. Donna is survived by her two children, Denise Carpenter (Tim) of North Easton, MA and Michael Dunphy (Kelly) of Plymouth, MA. She was a proud grandmother to Jackson Carpenter, Lillian Carpenter, Chase Dunphy and Noah Dunphy. She is also survived by her identical twin, Dianne DeWitt of Bow, NH and sisters Ella Mae Hope of Fall River, MA, Susan Blanton of Brewster, MA, and her brother, Robert Gray of Springfield, MA. Donna was predeceased by siblings Elizabeth Hayward, Paul Hayward, Lydie Jean Dunphy, Claire Logue and Arthur Cross. Donna was a devoted Aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Donna graduated Scituate High School in 1969. She was employed at John Hancock Life Insurance prior to raising her family. She later had a career in retail sales for many years. Donna loved the beach, gardening, dancing, time with friends and long conversations over coffee. She was a writer with a tremendous talent for writing poetry. Donna was happiest spending time with family, especially her grandchildren; whom she adored. Donna will be remembered for her gift of storytelling, her beautiful hand knit presents she made for her grandchildren, being a loyal, caring friend and her fierce love for her children.
A visitation will take place on Monday February 22, 2021 from 10am-12pm at Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Road, Scituate MA 02066 followed by a Funeral Service at 12pm.
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