Ellen Donohue

September 9, 1942 - June 23, 2020

Ellen Donohue (née Hayes) of Cortlandt Manor, New York, passed away on June 23, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 9, 1942, in Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland, to the late James and Mary Hayes (née O’Keefe). Ellen was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Mary; and her brothers, Seamus, Fachtna, Michael and Jeremiah Hayes. She is survived by her loving husband of 48 years, Timothy F. Donohue; her children, Tricia Donohue and Stephen Donohue; her son-in-law, Paul Cassell; her daughter-in-law, Danielle Donohue; her grandchildren, Leo and Max Cassell and Alyssa and Justin Donohue; her brothers John Joe, Stephen, Noel and Paddy Hayes; her sisters, Siobhan Mooney, Christine Munsterman, and Judy Duggan; and many nieces and nephews both in America and Ireland. Ellen affectionately called her friends and family, “Love”, when speaking to them, and the joy and kindness she showed everyone would light up a room. She will be loved and missed forever. Visitation will be on Monday, June 29th, from 4 to 8 pm at Yorktown Funeral Home. A cremation will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity that Ellen loved, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR;jsessionid=00000000.app20005b?px=6667008&fr_id=39300&pg=personal&NONCE_TOKEN=81F19EE67D1C1AA8E36CCA4E9B322D51