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Joyce Powell Donohoe
Joyce (Powell) Donohoe Obituary Joyce Powell Donohoe November 9, 2015
Joyce Powell Donohoe, 66, of Camillus and Ft. Myers, FL, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015, after a 20 year illness. Born December 18, 1948, in Cambridge, MA, she was the daughter of Harry Powell and the late Edna Cousineau Powell. Joyce was a graduate of Fayetteville Manlius High School and Maria Regina College. In 1996 in Camillus, she married Peter J. Donohoe, Jr. Locally, she was a member of DeWitt Community Church, Syracuse Stage Guild, Four Seasons Garden Club, Bellevue Country Club, was a council member of the Everson Museum and was also a sustaining member of the Junior League of Syracuse. In Ft. Meyers, FL, she was a member of the Fiddlesticks Country Club. Joyce valued and loved her family above all else and treasured her enormous circle of friends. She worked tirelessly to be of benefit in every relationship she made. Her cheerful personality, courage and perseverance throughout her ordeal were admired by all. She is survived by her husband, Peter of Camillus and Ft. Myers, FL; her father, Harry Powell (Joanne Blitch) of Charleston, SC; her daughter, Jacqueline Calcagnino of Silverthorne, CO; her son, Stephen Calcagnino of Naples, FL; her sister, Gayle Gibson (Gary) of Newtown, PA; her brother, Roy Powell (Wendy) of Steamboat Springs, CO; and four nephews, Jason Powell, Parker Gibson and Christopher and Scott Feltrinelli. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at DeWitt Community Church, 3600 Erie Blvd East, DeWitt. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt. Calling hours are Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Fairchild & Meech DeWitt Chapel, 3690 Erie Blvd East, DeWitt. To express sympathy, please visit www.fairchildmeech.com -