DONALDSON, Joan A. (nee Mulligan), 70, of Hillsdale, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. She was born in the Bronx, NY to Joseph and Anna Mulligan. Beloved wife of Raymond J. Donaldson, Sr. Devoted mother of Joe, Tim, Kathleen, Chris and his wife Kristin, and the late Raymond, Jr. Dear sister of Florence Collins. Loving grandmother of Kevin, Sean, Ryan, Tommy and Daniel. Joan had worked at Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood and Montefiore Hospital in NYC as a Practical Nurse. She was a parishioner of R.C. Church of the Assumption in Emerson. The family will receive their relatives and friends at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood, NJ on Sunday, 2-4 and 7-9PM. The Funeral Mass celebrating Joan’s life and her faith will be at R.C. Church of the Assumption, Emerson, NJ on Monday at 10:30AM. Interment will follow at Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in Joan’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
