MILLINOCKET – John H. Donley, 70, died Sept. 22, 2010, at his home after a brief illness. He was born May 3, 1940, in Millinocket, son of Lawrence and Madeline (Kelly) Donley. John graduated from Stearns High School in 1959. He worked for Great Northern Paper for 40 years, retiring in 1999. John loved the outdoors and had many good trips on his snow sled and his four-wheeler with all of his friends. He had many years of hunting and fishing with his sons and grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents; brother, Dick; and brother-in-law, Donald Johnson. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Peggy Downs Donley; four children, Joann Huston and husband, Jeff, of Millinocket, Tom Donley and his wife, Carolyn, of Millinocket, David Donley and his wife, Kymberly, of Bradford and Bonnie McDade of Old Town; six grandchildren he thought the world of, Matt Huston and his girlfriend, Tricia Plumley, of Bangor, Jessica Huston of Brewer, Kayla and John Donley of Millinocket, Nikki and Willie McDade of Old Town; one great-grandson, Ethan Lee “the little pissermia”; his sisters, Mary Jane and her husband, Marty, of Lisbon Falls and Ann and her husband, Tom Monteith, of Millinocket; brother, Mike and his wife, Fran, of Ebeemee; and two sisters-in-law, Carolyn Johnson and Barbara Donley of Millinocket. There will be a committal service at a later date. Donations may be made in John’s memory to Katahdin Area Support Group, 10 Field St., Millinocket, ME 04462 or CHCS Hospice, P.O. Box 208, Lincoln, ME 04457. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.directcremationofmaine.com.
JOHN H. DONLEY
