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NANCY MARIE DONOVAN

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Gately Funeral Home - Melrose

79 West Foster Street

Melrose, Massachusetts

NANCY DONOVAN Obituary

DONOVAN, Nancy Marie (Hirschfeld) Age 77, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, after a long illness, on Friday, May 30, 2025. Nancy was a former longtime family resident of Melrose; and beloved wife of 45 years to Richard Donovan of Melrose and Tewksbury. Visiting Hours will be held on Sunday, June 8, 2025, from 3:00-7:00 PM, at the Gately Funeral Home, 79 W. Foster St., MELROSE. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, June 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM, at the Incarnation Church, 425 Upham St., Melrose. Interment to follow the Mass at Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. For full obituary, please visit www.gatelyfh.com

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Published by Boston Globe from Jun. 5 to Jun. 6, 2025.

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