Donna L. (Hyland) Montgomery of Cohasset passed away March 17, 2015 after a long illness. The beloved wife of Timothy J. A. Montgomery, Donna leaves her two children, Amanda Hyland Herzog of Cohasset and Tyler J. Montgomery of Hull; her twin brother Dr. David C. Hyland of College Station, Texas; her four treasured grandchildren, and many members of a loving and close knit extended family. Donna was born in Medford, MA and raised in Weymouth. Her flair for fashion and design became apparent in high school when she became a cover girl for Seventeen magazine. Her subsequent modeling career included serving on the Marsha Jordan fashion board and assignments for the Copley 7 agency all while working for Ann Taylor stores. Recognizing Donna's business acumen, as well as her beauty, Boston's legendary style icon Marilyn Riseman hired Donna to manage her cutting edge Newbury Street boutique, Apogee. Marriage to Mr. Montgomery followed and the couple moved to Cohasset. During those early years, Donna was an active participant in her husband's career at groundbreaking Boston radio station WBCN. The couple accepted a new challenge in the late 1980's creating Connecticut radio station Kiss 95.7. Living in Avon, CT, Donna served on several committees at The Hartford Art School, the Wadsworth Atheneum, as well as the Junior League of Hartford. She returned to Cohasset in 1998 where she and Tim eventually formed New Venture Media Group, a Boston-based theatrical services, travel and publishing company. Donna loved travel and often personally escorted group tours to Italy and France. She was a gifted cook and decorator who always made every event and holiday a magical time for family and friends. Her warmth made everyone feel welcome. She loved to read and with her keen intellect and curiosity followed politics and world affairs passionately.  But in the end this beautiful, generous, talented woman was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Relatives and friends are invited to celebrate Donna at a memorial service on Saturday April 11, 2015 at 11am at Cohasset's First Parish church at 23 North Main Street on the Cohasset Common. A reception will follow at The River Club at 78 Border Street in Scituate.

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