John J. Donovan

John J. Donovan in San Rafael CA formerly of Reading Jan. 15, 2010. Beloved husband of the late Marie L. (Mahoney) and devoted father of Sr. John Baptist SMSC, John J. Donovan, Jr., Mary Anne Cresalia and her husband Joseph, James F. Donovan and his wife Jan, Mark C. Donovan and his wife Isela, Charles W. Donovan, Peter B. Donovan, Sr. and his wife Linda and the late Jeanne M. Nurse. Father-in-law of David Nurse. Loving Grandfather to 33 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Also survived by a sister Marion Chafetz of MD. Funeral from the Barile Family Funeral Home, 482 Main St. (RT 28) STONEHAM, Monday Jan. 25 at 9 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass celebrating John's life in St. Patrick Church, 71 Central St., Stoneham at 10 AM. Family and friends are cordially invited to gather and share remembrances with the Family on Sunday from 2-6 PM in the Funeral Home. Parking attendants will be available. Interment with Military Honors will take place at Calvary Cemetery, Winchester. Please honor John by making donations in memory of him to Fisher House Foundation, Inc., 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20850-5168. WWII Army Veteran