Obituary of Roberta L. “Bobbie”Donaghue

Donaghue, Roberta L. "Bobbie" (nee Dawson) Bobbie, age 92, of St. Louis Park, MN awakened into Perpetual Light June 24, 2015, which was an extra blessing considering all the reading and needle pointing she does. Bobbie was born in Aurelia, Iowa and moved to Minneapolis, MN to attend the U of M, where she received a BA in English and a husband, James L. Donaghue who also graduated from the U of M with a law degree. She was an immensely talented and creative passionate lover of life and friendship and always ready with a healing embrace for anyone suffering life's sorrows and pains. To be 10% the person she was would be a true blessing. Roberta was preceded in death by her mother, Ester Craig; step-mother, Gertrude Eble Dawson; father, Clay Dawson; husband James; daughter, Kathleen & son, Gregory. She is survived by daughter, Patricia L. Donaghue; son, Jeffrey (Deborah) Donaghue; grandchildren: Steven (Kathleen) Shultz, Kevin (Kathleen) Shultz, Christopher (Gregory) Donaghue, and Nelle (Jeffrey) Donaghue and three great-grandchildren. There will be a graveside service at Lakewood Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2015. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Lung Association would be greatly appreciated.