CASWELL & FORT FAIRFIELD – Mary Jane “Sylvia” Donovan, 91, wife of the late Norman L. Donovan, passed away Thursday morning, September 10, 2015, at a Van Buren healthcare facility follow- ing a brief illness. She was born March 19, 1924, in St. Andre, New Brunswick, the daughter of Solomon and Anna (Levesque) Pelletier.
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| Mary Jane “Sylvia” Donovan |
She attended school in St. Andrea and in addition to being a dedicated homemaker, worked in an ammunition fac- tory in Montreal, PQ for several years during WWII.
Sylvia was married to Norman L. Donovan on May 2, 1946, and will be remembered as a dedicated mother and won- derful grandmother. She had been a resident of Fort Fairfield for the past several years.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Donovan was predeceased by her husband, Norman, on September 4, 2000; three broth- ers, Aldolph, Ludger and Lionel Pelletier; two sisters, Adelaide Marquis and Arline Godreau. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Robin Donovan of Fort Fairfield; two daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia A. and Newell T. Martin of Lisbon, NY, Ginny F. and Jimmy Walker of Akron, OH; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Raoul and Gemma Pelletier of Toronto, ON, Real and Roselle Pelletier of Barrie, ON, Roland Pelletier of Toronto, ON, Normond Pelletier of Grand Falls, NB; two sisters, Joanne Cyr of Auburn, Gilda Page of Wakefield, MA; seven grand- children, Jacob Donovan of Calais, Katy Donovan of Fort Fairfield, Neal Martin, Julie Snyder and her husband, Erik, all of Ogdensburg, NY, Brian Allen and his fiancé, Kaytlyn, of Lorain, OH, Pamela Allen and her companion, Mike, of Hartville, OH, Samuel Pankonien of Akron, OH; seven great-grandchildren, Andrew Martin, Matthew and Jennifer Snyder, Trisha Martin, Erika Snyder, Lacie Cook, Chase Pankonien; several nieces and nephews.
