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In Memory of
Joseph N. "Joe"
Donovan
Donovan
October 14, 1956 -
September 28, 2015
September 28, 2015
Obituary for Joseph N. "Joe" Donovan
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Joseph Neil Donovan, 58, passed away on the 28th of September 2015 in Concord, New Hampshire.
A Celebration of Life for Joe, was held Wednesday, October 14th 2015, in Canterbury, NH. A graveside committal will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, November 7, 2015, at Sawyer Cemetery, Warren, Maine. A reception will follow at the Winslow-Holbrook-American Legion Post No. One, Veterans Memorial Drive, off upper Limerock Street, Rockland.
Born in Rome, New York, October 14, 1956, he was the son of John and Virginia Boggs Donovan. He was a graduate of Rockland (Maine) District High School.
July 3, 2012, he married Tina-Marie Rae Pillsbury in Canterbury, NH. He graduated from University of Maine at Orono with a BS in Micro-Biology. Joe worked as Professional Geologist for the State of NH Department of Environmental Services for 23 years and retired in 2011.
He was involved with Bikers Against Child Abuse, and enjoyed scuba diving, snow skiing, and travel. He retained a brown belt in Karate, and enjoyed riding his motorcycle. Joe loved his Jack Russell Terriers Mogin, Ebony and Little. Throughout his employment and personal interests he received many awards and recognitions.
Other than his parents, Joe was pre-deceased by his sister Maureen Donovan. He is survived by his wife Tina Pillsbury, his children Anthony ‘Tony’ Donovan and his wife Caroline, Lindsay Donovan Moore and her husband Carlos; three step-children Shelly Hudson, Shawnna Bowman, Robert Pillsbury, II; four grandchildren Azalea, Jack, Lillian and Calvin; his brother James Donovan and his wife Michelle, as well as a niece Katelyn Donovan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Bikers Against Child Abuse, New Hampshire Chapter, P.O. Box 284, Merrimack, NH 03261 or www.bacaworld.org.
To share a memory or story with Joe's family, please visit his Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com. Local arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St., Rockland.
A Celebration of Life for Joe, was held Wednesday, October 14th 2015, in Canterbury, NH. A graveside committal will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, November 7, 2015, at Sawyer Cemetery, Warren, Maine. A reception will follow at the Winslow-Holbrook-American Legion Post No. One, Veterans Memorial Drive, off upper Limerock Street, Rockland.
Born in Rome, New York, October 14, 1956, he was the son of John and Virginia Boggs Donovan. He was a graduate of Rockland (Maine) District High School.
July 3, 2012, he married Tina-Marie Rae Pillsbury in Canterbury, NH. He graduated from University of Maine at Orono with a BS in Micro-Biology. Joe worked as Professional Geologist for the State of NH Department of Environmental Services for 23 years and retired in 2011.
He was involved with Bikers Against Child Abuse, and enjoyed scuba diving, snow skiing, and travel. He retained a brown belt in Karate, and enjoyed riding his motorcycle. Joe loved his Jack Russell Terriers Mogin, Ebony and Little. Throughout his employment and personal interests he received many awards and recognitions.
Other than his parents, Joe was pre-deceased by his sister Maureen Donovan. He is survived by his wife Tina Pillsbury, his children Anthony ‘Tony’ Donovan and his wife Caroline, Lindsay Donovan Moore and her husband Carlos; three step-children Shelly Hudson, Shawnna Bowman, Robert Pillsbury, II; four grandchildren Azalea, Jack, Lillian and Calvin; his brother James Donovan and his wife Michelle, as well as a niece Katelyn Donovan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Bikers Against Child Abuse, New Hampshire Chapter, P.O. Box 284, Merrimack, NH 03261 or www.bacaworld.org.
To share a memory or story with Joe's family, please visit his Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com. Local arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St., Rockland.
Phone: 207-594-4212
Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home
110 Limerock Street
Rockland ME04841
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