Glenburn - Donna McLennan Boober of Glenburn, passed away surrounded by her family on May 9, 2022.
Born in Fort Kent on May 16, 1943, to Frank and Margaret (McLennan) Cleaves, she grew up in Addison and Machias before moving to Holden in her teens, where she graduated from Brewer High School in 1961.
Donna was predeceased by her brother, William Cleaves of Addison, and is survived by her sister, Mary Ruth Young of Veazie.
In 1961 she married the love her life, James M. Boober, and they enjoyed 61 years together. They had two sons: Allan Boober and his wife, Dee Boober, of Brewer; and Gregory Boober and his wife, Julie McSorley-Boober, of Newport. She adored her grandchildren, Justin, Casey, Katherine, Robin, Samantha, Hillary and Rachel. She also had seven great-grandchildren, Olivia, Maisie, Maddox, Esmie, Nevaeh, Arlo and Maya; as well as nieces and nephews, Heather, Michelle, Renee, Jenny, Laura, Elizabeth, William, Erika, Jill and Patricia. Donna also had a dear lifelong friend, Earlene Bryant.
She attended St. Joseph School of Nursing as well as classes at the University of Maine.
Donna worked at The Elizabeth Levinson Center as a nurse and eventually as Director of Social Services, retiring after 25 years.
Her joys were sewing, knitting, her dogs, making Whoopie Pies for her grandchildren and sailing along the Maine coast with her family aboard their sailboat the "Justin Time."
The family would like to thank Dr. Chodkiewicz, Dr. Shulman and Julie McSorley-Boober for their care of Donna.