- CAMDEN - Donna Jean Winchenbach Berkeley, 72, of Camden, passed away on March 30, 2015, at the Sussman Hospice in Rockport, of cancer. She was born in Waldoboro on July 11, 1942, the daughter of Carl and Anna Winchenbach.
After completion of high school, she went on to school to be a nurse, eventually earning her LPN. Nursing was her calling in life. She had a special talent towards her work that came so natural to her in caring for people. She worked mostly in nursing homes and did some personal home care before retiring.
Donna lived and did nursing in numerous states: Georgia, Illinois, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine. In January, 1966, she married Gordon Berkeley and had two children. Eventually she settled down in her favorite town of Camden where her church and alot of her friends were. Donna was always a devoted Christian and was an avid church goer.
She enjoyed reading, lawn sales, organizing her many photos, family, church gatherings, her pet cat, and eating out at Moody's Diner a lot.
She came from a large family of 12 brothers and sisters from two marriages. She was predeceased by her sister Lorraine Doris Fowler, brother Fred Lee; and a nephew Kenneth Fowler Jr., all of Waldoboro. Survivors include her children Carla Carlson of New Mexico, and Scot Berkeley of Portland; two grandsons Justin and Jason Rich; sisters Claire Clifford, Penny Hinckley, Sally Pulsifer, and brothers Samuel Winchenbach, Alfred, Donald, Paul, Peter, Richard Lee, and David Beaucage; and many nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of her life will be held April 11, 2015, at 3 p.m., at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Rockport. All are welcome. The final resting place will be at Sweetland Cemetery in Waldoboro.
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram from Apr. 5 to Apr. 6, 2015.
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