John P. O’Donnell, 46, of Londonderry, NH died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Danvers, MA, son of James M. O’Donnell and the late Jane F. (McCarthy) O’Donnell. John was raised in Danvers and was a graduate of St. Mary of the Annunciation School and of St. John’s Preparatory School, class of 1982. He was also a graduate of Bentley University in Waltham, MA class of 1986. He became a Certified Public Accountant shortly after graduation. John resided in New Hampshire for the past 24 years, the past 16 in Londonderry.
He treasured his time with his wife and two children. He enjoyed coaching and watching his children at the rec fields. He spent many vacations in the lakes region of NH and in Florida, and loved watching his children learn and grow. John was an avid fan of Boston sports teams and had fun collecting sports cards from his youth through adulthood. He was a communicant of St. Jude Parish, Londonderry. John was fortunate to have many friends that he had the pleasure of working with over the years from Market Basket, Inc., Deloitte and Touche, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Hologic, Inc. and most recently from Sycamore Networks in Chelmsford, MA.
John is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Linda (Consoli) O’Donnell and his two children, Lindsay and Jordan O’Donnell, all of Londonderry. His family also includes his father and stepmother, James M. and Rita O’Donnell of Berlin, NH, his brother Jim O’Donnell, his wife Maureen and their three children Erin, Melissa and Nicholas of North Reading, MA, his sister, Linda Fortini and her husband Don and their two children, Justin and Lauren of Beverly, MA, his sister, Susan Osborne and her two children, Natasha and Jillian of Danvers, MA, his stepsisters, Laurie Bryant and her husband Edward of Berlin, NH, Susan Plourde and her husband Roger of Hampden, ME and Diane Stroud of Tilton, NH, stepbrother, Brian Erickson of Berlin, NH, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Frank and Rosemary Consoli of Danvers, MA, and three brothers-in-law, Frank Consoli of Danvers, Ken Consoli and his wife Paula Colahan of Beverly, MA and Paul Consoli of Ipswich, MA. He is also survived by his uncles, aunts and cousins.
Visiting hours were held 4-8pm Friday, August 13, 2010 in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated 10:00am Saturday in St. Jude Parish, 435 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. Interment followed in Holy Cross Cemetery, Londonderry. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Home Health and Hospice Care, 80 Continental Blvd, Merrimack, NH 03054.