Shirley A. Donovan
Retired Compugraphic Assembler and Tewksbury School Lunch Lady
TEWKSBURY: Shirley A. (Brown) Donovan, age 89, a resident of Tewksbury for over 60 years, passed away at Heatherwood Retirement Living in Tewksbury, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
She was the beloved wife of Daniel J. Donovan, who passed away on September 6, 2005.
Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania on December 29, 1934, she was the daughter of the late William M. Brown and the late Beulah (Hartswick) Brown.
Shirley was raised in Altoona, PA and graduated from Altoona High School in 1952.
She resided in the Dorchester area of Boston until moving to Tewksbury in 1960.
Shirley enjoyed playing board games, reading, cooking and spending the winter months in New Smyrna Beach, FL with her late husband.
She is survived by four children, Daniel J. Donovan, Jr. and his girlfriend, Anne Fogarty, of Londonderry, NH, Donna M. McKenna and her husband Scott, of Ft. Myers, FL, William J. Donovan and his wife Ellen (Smith), of Hudson, NH, and James E. Donovan and his wife Kimberly (Reale), of Tewksbury: her grandchildren, Katie, Melisa, and Daniel Donovan, III, Stephen and William McKenna, Ryan and Mary Beth Donovan, Edward, Daniel, and Timothy Donovan: her great grandsons, Lincoln and Jett Donovan. She leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family members.
Shirley was the sister of the late William Brown, Dorothy Brown, Donald Brown and Beulah Dreschler, and cousin of the late Katie Cort.
Family and friends are invited to her Funeral Mass to be celebrated on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 10 a.m. at St. William’s Church, 1351 Main Street, Route 38, Tewksbury. Interment will follow at Tewksbury Cemetery, 172 East Street, Tewksbury. At the request of the family, there are No Calling Hours. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114.