Dorothy E. MacDonaldof Worcester, formerly of Dunstable; 94 WORCESTER Dorothy E. (O'Neil) MacDonald, 94, of Worcester, died peacefully on Saturday, August 29, 2009, in the Golden Living Center, Worcester, after an illness.Her husband, Roderick J. MacDonald died in 2000.She leaves three sons, Paul R. and Bruce E. MacDonald, both of Worcester and Philip R. and his wife, Patricia MacDonald of Spencer; four grand-children, Cynthia Plouffe and her husband, Mark of Hubbardston, Janice MacDonald of Sterling, P. Ryan MacDonald of Spencer, and Allison M. MacDonald of Spencer; six great-grandchildren, Chad and Olivia Plouffe of Hubbardston, Haley, Ethan, Larissa andCamden MacDonald, all of Leicester; a son, Peter R. MacDonald, a daughter, Moira J. MacDonald, and asister, Ruth Garvey, all predeceased her.She was born in Somerville, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Calnan) O'Neil, and lived in Winchester and later Dunstable before moving to Worcester in 1964.Mrs. MacDonald graduated from the CambridgeMemorial Hospital School of Nursing and worked briefly as a registered nurse. She was a member of Christ the King Church in Worcester, and enjoyed crosswordpuzzles, knitting, and baking.MacDONALD Relatives and Friends are invited to attend calling hours from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 2nd in the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St., Holden, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Christ the King Church, 1052 Pleasant St., Worcester. Burial will be private in Central Cemetery, Dunstable. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ALZ'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=lowellsun'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=Alzheimer\'s Association'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5080&5080.donation=form1&set.TributeType=MEMORIAL&set.custom.honoree_name=Dorothy MacDonald&set.TributeMessage=A+gift+has+been+made+in+remembrance+of+Dorothy MacDonald'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Dorothy'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=MacDonald'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=996176288'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=996176288'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>Alzheimer\'s Association<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());, Massachusetts Chapter, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472. www.milesfuneralhome.com