Grace M. (Sharkey) Donovan of Of West Roxbury, October 25, 2010. Beloved wife of the late James A. Donovan (Ret. BFD). Cherished mother of Frances, Teresa, Elizabeth and Martha. Devoted aunt of Carol and Thomas Bushee and many nieces and nephews. Daughter of the late Anna and Charles Sharkey. Sister of the late Anne (Sharkey) Bushee.
Born in East Boston, she spent her summers on Brewster Island. Grace was employed at Nicholls & Pratt for 25 years. In the mid sixties, she and Jim purchased an antique house in Vermont where they spent many happy years restoring the house.
Funeral from the P.E. Murray-George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 2000 Centre St. WEST ROXBURY, Friday at 9:15 AM. Funeral Mass in Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church, 270 Elliot St. Newton Upper Falls, at 10:30 AM. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Thursday 2-8 PM. Interment Mt. Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury. The family requests no flowers. Donations in Grace’s memory may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226 or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 311 Arsenal St. Watertown, MA 02472-2782.