Donna J. Parcellin, 67 years old of Revere, MA passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2025 at her home.
Donna was the third child of the late James M. (Moe) Parcellin and Evelyn Parcellin (Penta) born on September 26, 1957 in Malden and grew up in Maplewood with her four other siblings, Jimmy, Karen, Diane and Cheryl.
After graduating high school, Donna worked as an Administrative Assistant for John Hancock Insurance for many years then she studied Web Development/Graphic Design at Bunker Hill Community College and became a PCA to help care for her special needs niece. Donna’s greatest aspiration was to publish a book she was writing. She was a caring aunt to all her nieces and nephews, but her greatest joy was being a godmother to her niece Jessica MacDonald. Donna would always go to the Maplewood Meat Market in Maplewood Square and become lifelong friends with Carlo A. DeMarco and share a special friendship until his passing. During these last few years of her life, she enjoyed summers traveling to New Hampshire and winters in Florida with her cousin Michael Burke.
Her only brother, James S. Parcellin died at an early age of forty-eight in 1993 and is survived by her sister, Karen MacDonald and her husband James MacDonald of Revere, their son Michael MacDonald and his wife Annie MacDonald (Wolf) of Salem, MA, daughter Jessica MacDonald and son, Kevin MacDonald of Revere. Sisters Diane D’Alleva of Saugus and Cheryl Parcellin of Revere and her longtime boyfriend Robert Coppola.
Visting hours will be held at the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden, MA on Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 2:00pm - 6:00pm. To remember Donna and her journey in life, A prayer service will be given for her at 5:30pm. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. A graveside service will be held at a future date.