Aileen Donnelly

January 18, 1954 - December 23, 2016

Aileen Donnelly was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on January 18, 1954 and passed away at Branford, Ct. Hospice Care Center on Friday, December 23,2016. Aileen was predeceased by her parents Richard and Zoila Rosado of Brooklyn, N.Y. and her son Sean (New Haven). She is survived by her husband Frank (New Haven, Ct.) daughter Nicole (Cambridge, Ma.), sister JoAnn (Michael), nieces Brittany (Joseph) and BreAnn of New Jersey, Brother- in- law Dennis, Michael, Steven, Bryan, Christopher, and Thomas, Sisters- in- law Kathleen and Patricia. Aileen married Frank Donnelly on February 2, 1973. She attended Brooklyn College, CUNY and graduated with honors with a bachelors degree in Bilingual Elementary Education. Aileen worked for 17 years at the Jewish Home for the Aged and for 20 years at Yale University, her last position was as a human resources coordinator in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology on Science Hill. Aileen had numerous interests and hobbies. She was a voracious reader and an accomplished weaver. She was a gifted gourmet cook who took great pleasure in hosting dinner parties for friends and family. Most of all, she loved people and was a devoted wife, mother, friend, worker, and beloved member of the Westville New Haven community. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in Sisk Brothers Funeral Home 3105 Whitney Ave. Hamden. In lieu of flowers the family would prefer a donation in Aileen’s name to Connecticut Hospice Care Center of Branford, 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, Ct. 06405 or Smilow Cancer Center 0ffice of Development, Yale New Haven Hospital, PO Box 1849, New Haven, Ct. 06508-9979.Contributions can also be made online thru there Website. To leave an online condolence please visist www.siskbrothers.com