Obituary: Donna Cogliano

Donna Cogliano, 61
Donna Cogliano, of Scituate, passed away peacefully after a long struggle of multiple cancers and transplants on November 24 at the Pat Roche Hospice Home in Hingham MA.  She was 61.
She was the beloved daughter of Teresa M. (DiVito) and the late Vincent A. Cogliano, of Hull; sister of Christine (Cogliano) Kinnally and husband Joseph; the late Vincent Cogliano and wife Joan (O’Sullivan); and Ann (Cogliano) Doherty and husband, Paul; loving Aunt of Michael Cogliano, Mia Cogliano, Marissa Kinnally, Megan Doherty, and Georgia Doherty.  She also leaves many supportive family and friends.
Donna was a 1976 graduate of Hull High School and graduated from Northeastern University in 1981 with a B.S. in Journalism.  She also competed as a Varsity Athlete in Field Hockey & Lacrosse.  She worked for various newspapers and ultimately as a sports writer for the Walpole Times in the 1980s.  In addition to various retail jobs, she spent the last 14 years as an elderly companion. 
Donna had many hobbies and interests over the years including summer softball, golf, tennis, walking, games, letter writing, creating her own greeting cards, playing Native American flutes, dancing, music, flying colorful kites with her nieces, nephew and many friends. She loved traveling to meet cousins in Italy, Australia, and throughout the United States. 
Services were held earlier this week. Memorial donations can be made to The Pat Roche Hospice Home, 86 Turkey Hill Lane, Hingham, MA, 02043, or First Parish Unitarian and Universalist Church, 330 First Parish Rd., Scituate, MA, 02066.