Born in Lewiston, ME a daughter of the late Donald and Charlotte (Smith) Blanchard, she was a longtime resident of Warren, RI.
A graduate of St. Joseph’s Academy, she earned her degree in nursing from Catherine Laboure School of Nursing and started her career as a Registered Nurse in Boston where she met her first husband Dr. Henri Pache. The couple moved to Rhode Island, but Henri passed away in 1985. Donna worked at Tockwotton on the Waterfront for 20 years and was an instructor at the Sawyer School for 5 years until her retirement in 2008. In 2005, Donna married her second husband, Ronald Marshall, who passed away in January 2024.
She is survived by a son, Lt. Colonel Andrew “Drew” Pache, United States Army (ret.) and his wife Tiffany of Alexandria; two brothers, James Blanchard and his wife Joanne and Anthony Blanchard and his wife Anne, all of Maine; two grandchildren, Ava Grace Pache and Jack Pache, her nephew Adam Blanchard and his wife Monica, and her nephews Nicolas Blanchard and Geoff Blanchard.
Neighbors and friends may share condolences at her home on July 5 from 4-6. The family will hold a private graveside funeral service at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence. Contributions in her honor may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For tributes, please visit www.wilbur-romano.com.