Theresa A. (Pedersen) of Norwood, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. She was 84. Born in Boston, Theresa was the daughter of the late Anna (Kelly) and Francis J. Pedersen.

Theresa was the beloved wife of the late Francis Brooks Donnelly, and the devoted mother of Patrick J. Donnelly and his wife Lynette of East Walpole. She was the sister of Francis J. Pedersen, Jr. and his wife Kathleen of West Roxbury, the late Catherine M. (Pedersen) Walker; and the sister in-law of Kevin Donnelly and his wife Ann of Tewksbury. She was the proud grandmother of Meghan Donnelly of East Walpole and is survived by many nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated in St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Norwood on Monday, October 19. Interment was at Mt. Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury. Arrangements were made in the care of Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street, Norwood.

Expressions of sympathy may be made in Theresa's memory to the Sisters of St. Joseph, 637 Cambridge Street, Boston Mass. 02135 or see csjboston.org.