Amherst, Donna Mae Doherty, 78 of Amherst, MA passed away August 31st, 2017. Born July 24th, 1939 in Northampton, MA she was the daughter of the late Arthur Christopher Magliola and Ladislua “Lottie” Radzilowicz Magliola. She is survived by her husband of 55 years William Richard Doherty; two daughters Kellie Doherty and Alicia Doherty, both of Arlington, MA; a sister Joan Knightly of Amherst, MA; a brother Michael Magliola of Easthampton, MA; a nephew Patrick Knightly of Hadley, MA; and the large extended Doherty family. Donna attended Hawley Grammar School and graduated from Northampton High School in 1957. She went on to earn a degree in nursing from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Springfield, MA in 1960. After graduating from nursing school, Donna travelled the world as a stewardess before resuming her career at Mercy Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, and Northampton State Hospital. She left nursing mid-career to raise her children and to dedicate more time to her family, who will miss her dearly. In more recent years Donna was active in a local book club, involved in many activities through the senior center at Bang’s Community Center, loved to garden and was an integral part of her high school class reunion planning committee

Calling hours will be 5-7pm on Wednesday, September 6th at Douglass Funeral Service, Amherst. A graveside service will be at 11am on Thursday, September 7th at St. Brigid’s Cemetery at the corner of North Maple Street and Rocky Hill Road in Hadley, MA. A memorial reception will follow at The Red Barn at Hampshire College, 893 West Street, Amherst, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Donna’s memory to the Holyoke Soldier’s Home, 110 Cherry Street, Holyoke, MA 01040.