Donna M. Scire (Ramasci) passed away at home in the company of her loving family on Tuesday, February 15th. She was 76. Born in Boston’s West End, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Catherine A. (Bova) Ramasci. Donna resided in Medford and Woburn before living in Boston’s North End.
A loving wife, mother and grandmother, Donna was devoted to her family. She was a lover of art, enjoyed painting and was a life-long student of art history. Donna loved to visit Italy, whenever she could, and with her travel companions she immersed herself in the joy of Italian culture, tradition and art. She was a faithful friend to many, devoted to her Catholic faith and actively supported the parishes of the North End. Always giving the best of herself to her family and their pet dogs, her grandchildren enjoyed a special place in her heart.
The beloved wife of Francis X. “Frank” Scire, Donna was a devoted mother to Francis X. Scire, Jr. and his husband Cassius Johnson of West Palm Beach, FL., Douglas X. Scire and his wife Lizy of the North End, Michael X. Scire and his wife Gwen Altman of Hopkinton, and Donna DelPeschio of North End and her late husband Vincent DelPeschio. She was a loving grandmother to Nicholas, Isabella, Benjamin, Catherine, Mattea, Samuel, Giovanna and Alexandra. She was a dear sister to Catherine Ramasci of Puerto Rico and Philip Ramasci, Jr. of Ipswich. Donna is also survived many nieces and nephews.
Donna’s funeral will be from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford, Wednesday, February 23rd at 9 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Leonard Church, Hanover St., Boston’s North End at 10 AM. Services will conclude with burial at Calvary Cemetery, Winchester. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend and may visit with the family at the funeral home, Tuesday 4 – 8 PM.
If you wish to send a donation, the family kindly requests that memorial gifts be made in Ms. Donna Scire’s name to “ILD Clinical and Translational Research Fund 227400” at Massachusetts General Hospital in support of interstitial lung disease research. Gifts may be made online at giving.massgeneral.org or by checks made payable to “Mass General Hospital” that can be mailed to:
Massachusetts General Hospital Development Office
Attention: Patrick Rooney/Donna Scire Family
125 Nashua Street, Suite 540
Boston, MA 02114
office 857.260.4873