Eleanor C. (Collins) Donovan Obituary

We bid farewell to Eleanor C. (Collins) Donovan in Lynn, Massachusetts, born in Marlborough, Massachusetts, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on October 19, 2024 at the age of 94. Eleanor C. touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Walter L. Collins and Eleanor J. Collins (Bradshaw). She is survived by: her husband John H. Donovan, Jr.; her children, John H. Donovan III (Sharon Corazzini), Mary E. Donovan, Daniel W. Donovan (Carol), Anne D. Matthews (Robert), Kathleen E.'Kate'Cleary (John) and Patricia Donovan Bates; her son-in-law John Samia; her grandchildren, Katherine Lofstrom (Garrett), Elizabeth Fulton (Edward), Matthew Donovan, Ryan Donovan (Gina), Nikki Donovan, Emily Matthews, Kevin Matthews, Olivia Lennon (Jacob), Meaghan Cleary, Jack Cleary (Deanna), Teresa'Tess'Bates, Thomas Samia and Catherine Samia; her great grandchildren, Riley Donovan Matthews and Gavin J. Lofstrom; her niece Noreen; and her nephew Michael Donnelly.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to Saint Mary's Parish, 18 Summer Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 http://www.stmarysparish.org. or Dana Farber | The Jimmy Fund, 450 Brookline Street, Boston, MA 02215 http://www.dana-farber.org.