Dolores T. (Jacoppo) Donovan

Dolores T. (Jacoppo) Donovan obituary, Waltham, MA

Dolores T. (Jacoppo) Donovan

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Oct

27

Service

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

The Joyce Funeral Home

245 Main St, Waltham, MA 02453

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Oct

27

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

The Joyce Funeral Home

245 Main St, Waltham, MA 02453

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Dolores Donovan Obituary

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Dolores T. (Jacoppo) Donovan, of Waltham, died Thursday, October 16, 2025 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 78.

She was the wife of the late Robert D. Donovan.

Family and friends will honor and remember Dolores’s life by gathering for a Morning Wake in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham on Monday, October 27th from 10 to 11 a.m. followed by her funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham.

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Upcoming Events

Oct

27

Service

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

The Joyce Funeral Home

245 Main St, Waltham, MA 02453

Send Flowers

Oct

27

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

The Joyce Funeral Home

245 Main St, Waltham, MA 02453

Send Flowers

Services provided by

Joyce Funeral Home - Waltham

Only 1 day left for delivery to next service.