SUTTON - Lois Mary (Chadwick) Donnelly, 72, of Newbury Road, died Monday, August 1, 2011 at the New London Hospital.She was born in Concord, March 13, 1939 the daughter of Harvey and Evangeline (Levasseur) Chadwick. She lived her entire life in Sutton, graduating from New London High School in 1957 and attended Bay State Academy in Boston. Lois worked at Micro Precision, Sylvania and Kearsarge Regional High School as the head cook in the kitchen. She and her late husband owned and operated Nelson Hill Electronics, a television and home entertainment company.Lois enjoyed crafts, gardening, outdoor activities, puzzles, games, her pets, her "little yellow sports car", NASCAR racing and reading as she was a frequent visitor at the Sutton Library and a former Sutton Library Trustee. She was an avid gardener, tending to her own gardens even while confined to her electric scooter. She enjoyed going to Loudon to watch NASCAR races, cheering loudly for her favorite drivers and enjoying the day as a special day out. Her husband of 45 years, Wayne, was a quadriplegic injured in a motorcycle accident in 1976 and he died in 2007. Lois had been Wayne's devoted caregiver and was an incredibly hard worker. Her strength, will and determination will be missed by all that know her. We can take solace in that she no longer is infirmed, in pain or limited by the frailty of her body.She is predeceased by her husband and her sister, Faye Pugliese, in 2007.She is survived by her son and fiancé, Chris Donnelly and Shannon Storm of South Sutton; a brother, Alex McKinnon of Sutton; brothers and sister-in-law, Mike Pugliese of Sutton, Robert Donnelly of Hopkinton, Eugene Donnelly of Reno, Nev. and Joyce Dube of Exeter; 13 nieces and nephews.A graveside service will be held Saturday, August 6, at 10 a.m. in Millwoods Cemetery, South Sutton.Memorial contributions may be made to Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse Association/Hospice, P.O. Box 2209, New London, NH 03257.Chadwick Funeral Service of New London, is assisting the family with arrangements.