DONOVAN Francis J., age 83, of Plymouth, formerly of Hyde Park, died peacefully, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband for forty-eight years of Mary Lou (Canniff) Donovan. Devoted father of Elaine F. Donovan of Holbrook, Mary Lou Hughey and her husband Craig of Norwood, William J. Donovan and his wife Ann of Plymouth, James F. Donovan and his wife Sandra of Norwood. Loving grandfather of Allison, Craig, Amanda, Billy Jr., Ryan and Jimmy. Brother of John Donovan of Dorchester who is the last of nine siblings. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, QUINCY, Monday, January 25 at 9:15 A.M.. Funeral Mass in Saint John the Baptist Church, 44 School Street, Quincy at 10 o’clock A.M.. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours Sunday 2:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M.. Interment with Military Honors at Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Donovan’s memory may be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ADA'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=bostonherald'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Diabetes Association'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://donations.diabetes.org/site/Donation2?df_id=4362&4362.donation=form1&s_src=legacy&s_subsrc=obit&set.TributeFirstName=Francis&set.TributeLastName=Donovan'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Francis'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Donovan'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=165653093'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=165653093'; document.write("American Diabetes Association"); }()); , 330 Congress Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02210. Late World War II, U.S. Navy veteran. Late member Labor Union Local 223.