Donald E. “Donny” Dodge, a technician at Reggie’s Service in Chelsea for about 25 years, died at home in Revere on August 11, 2026. He was 64.
He was born on October 29, 1961 in Somerville to Ted and Barbara Dodge. In Revere he shared a home with his sister and brother-in-law, and he was known for walking into a room and lifting it, whether by telling stories or by picking a fight about politics.
He leaves his former wife, Lisa Minghella; his sisters, Beverly J. Talbert and her husband Jim, and Debbie Helser-Monhollen and her husband Lee of Clarksville, Tennessee; nephews Michael, Christopher and Nicholas Squillacioti; nieces Christine Bash, Katy Morgan and Angela Quick; and six great-nieces and great-nephews. His parents and his brothers Arthur and Teddy died before him.
Visiting hours were held August 16 at the Barile Family Funeral Home, 482 Main Street, Stoneham, with a funeral service there on August 17.
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