Dr. Wilda Watkins Martha O'Donnell

Female 1926 - 2021  (95 years)


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  • Name Wilda Watkins Martha O'Donnell 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 18 Jan 1926  New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FamilySearch ID LJLB-5GY 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 233185331 
    Group Halls of Guilford - DNA Family 110 
    • Descendants of William Hall and Esther of Guilford, Connecticut
    Died 18 Oct 2021  Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary Aft 18 Oct 2021  Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Guilford Funeral Home 
    • https://www.guilfordfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Wilda-O-Hall?obId=22702102

      Monday, October 18, 2021 Wilda (O'Donnell) Hall longtime resident of Guilford and most recently of Nashua, NH passed away at Nashua Crossing Community in New Hampshire.

      Wife of the late John Henry Hall.

      Wilda was born in New Haven on January 18, 1926, daughter of the late Robert O'Donnell and Clara (Cunningham) O'Donnell.

      Loving mother of John Hall and his wife Diane of Manville, RI, Cynthia Dearden (deceased) and her husband Robert of Georges Mills, NH, David Hall and his wife Susan of Guilford CT, Allison Barnes and her husband John of Albuquerque, NM, and Dan Hall and his wife Linda of Hudson, NH. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, and seventeen great grandchildren. Wilda was sister of Robert O'Donnell, Hulett Horne, Claire Mason, Eleanor O'Donnell and Matelyn Cannon.

      Before retirement Wilda worked for many years at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown as a Registered Nurse and also worked at various Guilford doctor offices. She enjoyed painting, crafts, travel, singing and volunteering for community activities.

      Friends are invited to a graveside service in North Guilford Cemetery, 159 Ledge Hill Rd, Guilford on Friday Oct 22 at 1 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Compassus Care of NH, 1 Hampton Road, Suite 210, Exeter, NH 03833; www.compassus.com/locations/new-hampshire.
    Buried 22 Oct 2021  Old North Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16964  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 19 May 2025 

    Family John Henry Hall,   b. 17 Sep 1924, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1999, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1947  New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com. WEB: Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897-1968
      Name:      John Hall
      Gender:      Male
      Marriage Date:      22 Nov 1947
      Marriage Place:      New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      Spouse:      Wilda O'Donnell

      They were married at Christ Episcopal Church in New Haven.
    Children 
     1. J.H. Hall, Jr.
     2. Cynthia Elizabeth "Cyndi" Hall,   b. 4 Jun 1951, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 2016, Georges Mills, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     3. D.E. Hall
     4. A. Hall
     5. D.J.". Hall
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F8085  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jan 1926 - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Nov 1947 - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Oct 2021 - Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Guilford Funeral Home - Aft 18 Oct 2021 - Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 22 Oct 2021 - Old North Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      Daughter of Robert O'Donnell and Clara Cunningham. Sister of Hulett, Robert, Eleanor, Claire and Matelyn. Wife of John Henry Hall, mother of John, Cynthia, David, Allison and Dan Hall.