Donna J. (Kerns) Field, 71, of Brookline, NH and formerly of Nashua, wife of Nelson L. Field, passed away early Monday morning, October 31, 2022 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, after a period of declining health.
A resident of Brookline for the past 40 years, she was born in Nashua on July 26, 1951, a daughter of the late Stanley J. and Claire M. (Grandbois) Slosek.
Donna was educated in Nashua area schools and went on to earn her Associate’s Degree. She had been employed as a buyer with Continental Homes in Nashua for many years. She loved the arts and nature, especially trees and birds and she loved the stars. Most of all she loved her family, which included her beloved pug, Rosie. Her family was always a source of great pride to her and she enjoyed bragging about them to all who would listen.
Members of her family include her husband Nelson, whom she married on New Year’s Eve in 1990 and shared nearly 32 years together; her beloved son Joel and daughter-in-law Stacie Sanborn of Brookline; three grandchildren who were the absolute light of her life, Jared, Conor and Kyle Sanborn; two brothers, Dennis M. Kerns and his wife Patti of New Boston and their sons Mathew and Seth Kerns; Mark J. Kerns of Nashua and his daughter Laura Gonsalves and her partner Vanessa Gonsalves; a sister, Mary Straitiff of Nashua along with her children Daniel and Sarah Straitiff.
Calling hours will be held at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua on Friday, November 4th from 5 to 8 p.m. Friends are invited to attend. Interment will take place at a later date at Gibson Cemetery in Pelham. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Donna’s memory to the Brookline, NH Ambulance Services, 3 Post Office Drive, Brookline, NH 03033 or Sweet Paws Rescue, 310 Main Street, Groveland, MA 01834. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com
