Donna H. Gallagher, devoted homemaker

Donna H. Gallagher, 88, of Lewes and Hebron, Md., passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Cadia Rehabilitation Renaissance Healthcare, Millsboro.  She was born Dec. 4, 1932, in Berwick, Pa., daughter of the late Archie and Loreen (Getz) Harrison.

Donna was a homemaker until her children began high school and then she began careers in retail and banking.  She had a passion for reading and puzzles, and could knit anything with or without using a pattern.  Donna was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew her. 

In addition to her parents, Donna was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Joseph B. Gallagher Sept. 8, 2020; and her son, Richard Joseph Gallagher.  She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Coleen Weil (John) of Hebron;  her grandchildren:  Jason Howell (Marny) of Olympia, Wash., Amanda Howell of Dundalk, Md., Solomon Weil of Portland, Ore., Ella Indarta of Portland and Shannon Gallagher, Nicholas Gallagher, Mariah Gallagher and Derrick Gallagher, all of Southfield, Minn.; and her great-grandchildren:  Gabriel and Nathaniel Howell of Olympia, Ore., Zidane and Raza Indarta of Portland, Aleah Gallagher of Southfield and Dy’Ante Murphy of Southfield.

Graveside Services for Joseph and Donna will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 27, at Fairmount Springs Cemetery, Fairmount Springs, Pa.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, Lewes.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Donna’s memory to Grass Roots Rescue at www.grrde.org/donate.

Please visit Donna’s Life Memorial Webpage and sign her online guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.