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ROBERT F. DONOVAN

1936 - 2025

ROBERT F. DONOVAN obituary, 1936-2025, Chelsea, MA

BORN

1936

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home - Chelsea

718 Broadway Main Office

Chelsea, Massachusetts

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Sep. 9, 2025

9:00 a.m.

St. Michaels Cardinal Cushing Pavilion

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ROBERT DONOVAN Obituary

DONOVAN, Robert F. Of Chelsea, on September 4, loving son of the late John F., Sr. and Agnes C. (Crowley) Donovan. Dear brother of the late John F. Donovan, Jr. and his wife, Marguerite and the late Richard C. Donovan and his wife, Kathleen. Cherished uncle of Jane Harney and her husband, Jim, John F. Donovan, III and his wife, Laura, Katie Donovan and Mimi Lynch and her husband, John; adored great-uncle to four great-nieces and three great-nephews. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, September 9, at St. Michael the Archangel Chapel, 100 Summit Ave., Chelsea, at 10:00 A.M. Prior to the Mass, a Visitation will be in St. Michael's Cardinal Cushing Pavilion, beginning at 9:00 A.M. Services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, in Everett. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Robert's name to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741, or online, at https://give.michaeljfox.org/ Late Mass. State Representative and past Commandant, Chelsea Soldiers Home. For directions or to send expressions of sympathy, please visit www.WelshFH.com

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Published by Boston Globe from Sep. 5 to Sep. 7, 2025.

Memorial Events
for ROBERT DONOVAN

Sep

9

Visitation

9:00 a.m.

St. Michaels Cardinal Cushing Pavilion

MA

Sep

9

Mass of Christian Burial

10:00 a.m.

St. Michael the Archangel Chapel

100 Summit Ave., Chelsea, MA

Funeral services provided by:

Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home - Chelsea

718 Broadway Main Office, Chelsea, MA 02150

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Barbara Janiluinas

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I knew Bobby way back during his political career. He was an exceptional friend and good man. Rest in peace my friend.

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