DONOVAN, Charles F. "Charlie". In St. Petersburg, Florida, formerly of Dorchester and Quincy, December 29th.
Beloved husband of Lucille A. (Mello).
Loving father of Arthur J. Donovan of Milton, Charles F. Jr. and his wife Beth Donovan of Florida, Robert W. Donovan of Braintree, Margaret L. Donovan of Quincy, and Marirose C. and her husband Bernard J. Lynch Jr. of Eastham.
Brother of William Donovan of Boston.
Survived by 16 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Visiting hours in the Murphy Funeral Home, 1020 Dorchester Ave., DORCHESTER, Thursday 3-8 P.M. Funeral Mass in St. Margaret Church of Blessed Mother Teresa Parish, Friday morning, January 2, at 10 A.M. Interment in Bourne National Cemetery at 1 P.M. Relatives and friends invited.
Veteran WWII-U.S. Army. Late retired inspector for the City of Boston Public Works Department for over 30 years. Founder of Charlie's Mini-Market, North Quincy. Member of the Quincy and Florida Elks Lodges, and the St. Mark's VFW Post #1758.
Due to the limitation of flowers at Bourne National Cemetery, donations in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA, 02472.