Bernice A. Donnelly

Waltham - Mrs. Bernice A. (Bowley) Donnelly, of Waltham, died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Weston. She was 95. Born in Dexter, Maine a daughter of the late James and Margaret (Roach) Bowley, Bernice had lived in Waltham since the age of 12 and was a homemaker. Bernice was the wife of the late Albert P. Donnelly, sister of the late Harold and William Bowley and mother-in-law of the late Jane A. Donnelly. She leaves her children, Joseph A. Donnelly and his fiancé, Patricia Robichaud, of Billerica, Mary M. Gillen and her husband, Frank, of Waltham, Patricia A. Robichaud and her husband, Charles, of Marlboro, and Sharon M. Wood and her husband, Derek, of Clinton; three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. The Funeral will be held on Monday at 9:30 a.m. from The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte.20), Waltham followed by a funeral Mass in Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 880 Trapelo Road, Waltham at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Waltham. Visiting hours are Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Memorials may be made to Catholic T.V., P.O. Box 9196, 34 Chestnut Street, Watertown, MA 02471.