SISTER ANN VIRGINIA DONOVAN
AGE 96 YEARS
DONOVAN, Sister Ann Virginia, SNDdeN of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, died May 6, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester. Sister Ann Virginia was born in Boston, a beloved daughter of the late Peter James and Annie Veronica (Nicholson) Donovan.
Sister Ann (Mary, Aunt Mary as her family called her) was a graduate of Saint Gregory's High School in Dorchester. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on August 10, 1940. Sister Ann made her final vows on July 30, 1948. She graduated from Emmanuel College in 1957, earned a Masters in Education at Salem State University in 1962 and a Masters in Religious Education at Fairfield University in 1976. Sister Ann in her work as an educator, and her decades of service to Notre Dame affiliated schools, spent her years in the role of Teacher, Principal, Religious Ed Coordinator at both elementary and high school levels, Librarian/Computer Coordinator. She was a treasured presence in her students and their family's lives over the years, and many remained in touch with her long after her leaving her role as an educator.
Sister Ann Virginia was also the beloved sister of her siblings, John, Peter, Thomas, Francis Donovan and Isabelle (Donovan) Hayes and Eleanor (Donovan) Leonard, where she grew up in the family home on Idaho Street, Mattapan before taking her vows as a Sister of Notre Dame. Sister Ann Virginia was part of a very large and vibrant Irish American family, having close relationships with many of her cousins, and the extended family which includes 17 nieces and nephews, many of whom she would enjoy family events and holidays with over her long life. She was known for her infectious laugh, her wisdom, her kind smile, and for providing so much love and care and helping those around her. Sister Ann Virginia also had the good fortune in her long life to see her 17 nieces and nephews, many of them marry and have families of their own. Sister Ann was a constant presence to those young children's lives, helping them with homework, reading, bouncing babies on her knees. She truly loved spending time with her grandnieces and nephews as well!
Sister Ann Virginia Donovan also had many close relationships with her Sisters in Notre Dame, who remember her fondly for her sunny disposition, infectious laugh and her dedication to her life of faith. Sister Ann's Burial will be private at Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale. A Memorial Mass and Celebration of her Life will be offered at a later time when gathering restrictions can be lifted.
Published in The Boston Globe on May 11, 2020
AGE 96 YEARS
DONOVAN, Sister Ann Virginia, SNDdeN of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, died May 6, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester. Sister Ann Virginia was born in Boston, a beloved daughter of the late Peter James and Annie Veronica (Nicholson) Donovan.
Sister Ann (Mary, Aunt Mary as her family called her) was a graduate of Saint Gregory's High School in Dorchester. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on August 10, 1940. Sister Ann made her final vows on July 30, 1948. She graduated from Emmanuel College in 1957, earned a Masters in Education at Salem State University in 1962 and a Masters in Religious Education at Fairfield University in 1976. Sister Ann in her work as an educator, and her decades of service to Notre Dame affiliated schools, spent her years in the role of Teacher, Principal, Religious Ed Coordinator at both elementary and high school levels, Librarian/Computer Coordinator. She was a treasured presence in her students and their family's lives over the years, and many remained in touch with her long after her leaving her role as an educator.
Sister Ann Virginia was also the beloved sister of her siblings, John, Peter, Thomas, Francis Donovan and Isabelle (Donovan) Hayes and Eleanor (Donovan) Leonard, where she grew up in the family home on Idaho Street, Mattapan before taking her vows as a Sister of Notre Dame. Sister Ann Virginia was part of a very large and vibrant Irish American family, having close relationships with many of her cousins, and the extended family which includes 17 nieces and nephews, many of whom she would enjoy family events and holidays with over her long life. She was known for her infectious laugh, her wisdom, her kind smile, and for providing so much love and care and helping those around her. Sister Ann Virginia also had the good fortune in her long life to see her 17 nieces and nephews, many of them marry and have families of their own. Sister Ann was a constant presence to those young children's lives, helping them with homework, reading, bouncing babies on her knees. She truly loved spending time with her grandnieces and nephews as well!
Sister Ann Virginia Donovan also had many close relationships with her Sisters in Notre Dame, who remember her fondly for her sunny disposition, infectious laugh and her dedication to her life of faith. Sister Ann's Burial will be private at Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale. A Memorial Mass and Celebration of her Life will be offered at a later time when gathering restrictions can be lifted.
Published in The Boston Globe on May 11, 2020
SISTER ANN VIRGINIA DONOVAN
AGE 96 YEARS
DONOVAN, Sister Ann Virginia, SNDdeN of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, died May 6, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester. Sister Ann Virginia was born in Boston, a beloved daughter of the late Peter James and Annie Veronica (Nicholson) Donovan.
Sister Ann (Mary, Aunt Mary as her family called her) was a graduate of Saint Gregory's High School in Dorchester. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on August 10, 1940. Sister Ann made her final vows on July 30, 1948. She graduated from Emmanuel College in 1957, earned a Masters in Education at Salem State University in 1962 and a Masters in Religious Education at Fairfield University in 1976. Sister Ann in her work as an educator, and her decades of service to Notre Dame affiliated schools, spent her years in the role of Teacher, Principal, Religious Ed Coordinator at both elementary and high school levels, Librarian/Computer Coordinator. She was a treasured presence in her students and their family's lives over the years, and many remained in touch with her long after her leaving her role as an educator.
Sister Ann Virginia was also the beloved sister of her siblings, John, Peter, Thomas, Francis Donovan and Isabelle (Donovan) Hayes and Eleanor (Donovan) Leonard, where she grew up in the family home on Idaho Street, Mattapan before taking her vows as a Sister of Notre Dame. Sister Ann Virginia was part of a very large and vibrant Irish American family, having close relationships with many of her cousins, and the extended family which includes 17 nieces and nephews, many of whom she would enjoy family events and holidays with over her long life. She was known for her infectious laugh, her wisdom, her kind smile, and for providing so much love and care and helping those around her. Sister Ann Virginia also had the good fortune in her long life to see her 17 nieces and nephews, many of them marry and have families of their own. Sister Ann was a constant presence to those young children's lives, helping them with homework, reading, bouncing babies on her knees. She truly loved spending time with her grandnieces and nephews as well!
Sister Ann Virginia Donovan also had many close relationships with her Sisters in Notre Dame, who remember her fondly for her sunny disposition, infectious laugh and her dedication to her life of faith. Sister Ann's Burial will be private at Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale. A Memorial Mass and Celebration of her Life will be offered at a later time when gathering restrictions can be lifted.
Published in The Boston Globe on May 11, 2020
AGE 96 YEARS
DONOVAN, Sister Ann Virginia, SNDdeN of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, died May 6, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester. Sister Ann Virginia was born in Boston, a beloved daughter of the late Peter James and Annie Veronica (Nicholson) Donovan.
Sister Ann (Mary, Aunt Mary as her family called her) was a graduate of Saint Gregory's High School in Dorchester. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on August 10, 1940. Sister Ann made her final vows on July 30, 1948. She graduated from Emmanuel College in 1957, earned a Masters in Education at Salem State University in 1962 and a Masters in Religious Education at Fairfield University in 1976. Sister Ann in her work as an educator, and her decades of service to Notre Dame affiliated schools, spent her years in the role of Teacher, Principal, Religious Ed Coordinator at both elementary and high school levels, Librarian/Computer Coordinator. She was a treasured presence in her students and their family's lives over the years, and many remained in touch with her long after her leaving her role as an educator.
Sister Ann Virginia was also the beloved sister of her siblings, John, Peter, Thomas, Francis Donovan and Isabelle (Donovan) Hayes and Eleanor (Donovan) Leonard, where she grew up in the family home on Idaho Street, Mattapan before taking her vows as a Sister of Notre Dame. Sister Ann Virginia was part of a very large and vibrant Irish American family, having close relationships with many of her cousins, and the extended family which includes 17 nieces and nephews, many of whom she would enjoy family events and holidays with over her long life. She was known for her infectious laugh, her wisdom, her kind smile, and for providing so much love and care and helping those around her. Sister Ann Virginia also had the good fortune in her long life to see her 17 nieces and nephews, many of them marry and have families of their own. Sister Ann was a constant presence to those young children's lives, helping them with homework, reading, bouncing babies on her knees. She truly loved spending time with her grandnieces and nephews as well!
Sister Ann Virginia Donovan also had many close relationships with her Sisters in Notre Dame, who remember her fondly for her sunny disposition, infectious laugh and her dedication to her life of faith. Sister Ann's Burial will be private at Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale. A Memorial Mass and Celebration of her Life will be offered at a later time when gathering restrictions can be lifted.
Published in The Boston Globe on May 11, 2020
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