Obituaries
Clare Cusack Donoghue
The following obituary was sent from the Shaughnessey Banks Funeral Home in Fairfield.
Clare C. (Cusack) Donoghue of Fairfield, mother of John Donoghue of Westport, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2011 with her family by her side.
Born in New York City to the late Thomas and Margaret Cusack, Donoghue was a longtime Fairfield resident.
In addition to her son and daughter-in-law, Rebecca Martin, in Westport, she is survived by her husband of 44 years, John Donoghue; daughter Kristen Donoghue and her husband, Jonathan Hacker of Chevy Chase, Maryland; her grandchildren, David, Maggie, John, Maeve and James; her extended family and her many friends.
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A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, October 13, 2011 at St. Pius X Church, 834 Brookside Dr. in Fairfield. Interment will be private.
Friends may greet the family on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Shaughnessey Banks Funeral Home, 50 Reef Rd. in Fairfield Center.
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Memorial contributions may be made in Clare Donoghue’s name to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: P.O. Box 27106, New York, NY 10087 or www.giving.mskcc.org.
