Obituary for Dara Jean McDonnell (Mitchell)
Dara Jean McDonnell (Jean), 95, of Greenville South Carolina, passed away on Friday, May 28th, 2021
She was the daughter of Robert Mitchell and Agnes Mitchell.
She is survived by sons: James McDonnell and Daniel McDonnell; grandchildren: Aeron Purdy, Maura McDonnell, Dana Sand, Jessica Deckelbaum, Colin McDonnell; Great Grandchildren: Gwen Deckelbaum, Finn Deckelbaum, Tommy Sand, Layne Sand; daughters in Law: Leslie McDonnell and Beverly McDonnell.
She was preceded in death by spouse Harry McDonnell, and daughter Jane Ruby.
Jean worked at the South Amboy (NJ) General Hospital Women’s Auxiliary as a volunteer and as a secretary at Industrial Silver in Sayreville, NJ. She also owned her own Millinery (“Dara Jean Originals”). Jean loved ice skating as a young woman. Jean was a strong and sensitive woman, had many great friends, and loved animals.
Jean was a kind, generous person. She loved to read, watch birds, travel, play scrabble, and socialize. She met her husband Harry at a USO dance in Miami, where they fell in love. After Harry’s stint in the Navy was over, they married in North Carolina. Jean was always attached to the South with many fond memories of her time in Alabama and North Carolina with her Aunts as a young girl. She lived most of her life in New Jersey, where she raised three children and developed close friendships that she carried with her for most of her adult life.
She was the daughter of Robert Mitchell and Agnes Mitchell.
She is survived by sons: James McDonnell and Daniel McDonnell; grandchildren: Aeron Purdy, Maura McDonnell, Dana Sand, Jessica Deckelbaum, Colin McDonnell; Great Grandchildren: Gwen Deckelbaum, Finn Deckelbaum, Tommy Sand, Layne Sand; daughters in Law: Leslie McDonnell and Beverly McDonnell.
She was preceded in death by spouse Harry McDonnell, and daughter Jane Ruby.
Jean worked at the South Amboy (NJ) General Hospital Women’s Auxiliary as a volunteer and as a secretary at Industrial Silver in Sayreville, NJ. She also owned her own Millinery (“Dara Jean Originals”). Jean loved ice skating as a young woman. Jean was a strong and sensitive woman, had many great friends, and loved animals.
Jean was a kind, generous person. She loved to read, watch birds, travel, play scrabble, and socialize. She met her husband Harry at a USO dance in Miami, where they fell in love. After Harry’s stint in the Navy was over, they married in North Carolina. Jean was always attached to the South with many fond memories of her time in Alabama and North Carolina with her Aunts as a young girl. She lived most of her life in New Jersey, where she raised three children and developed close friendships that she carried with her for most of her adult life.