Constance Mary "Connie" Donovan's Obituary
Constance Mary "Connie" Donovan nee Gallagher, age 80, of Lewes, DE passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Seasons Hospice in Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. She had suffered a major stroke on Thursday, June, 18, 2015. She was born on August 1, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA, daughter of the late Thomas and Dorothy Leslie Gallagher.
Connie was a member of the Red Hat Classic Divas, the Lewes Senior Center and the Harbour Lights Cheer Center in Lewes, DE. Connie was a woman of faith. She loved gardening, music and she was an avid reader of books.
In addition to her parents, Connie was preceded in death by her husband, John (Jack) Donovan and her three brothers: Thomas Gallagher, James Gallagher and Robert Gallagher. She is survived by her sister, Jean Warnstadt of Callahan, FL; many nieces, nephews and a loving friend, Loretta Lankford. Connie loved animals and she will be missed by her special friends, Lily (her dog); Sammy, Lucky and Fuzzy (her cats).
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, June 25, 2015, at 11:00 AM, at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, 152 Tulip Drive, Lewes, DE 19958, where friends may visit beginning at 10:00 AM. Interment will be held at later date in Greensboro Cemetery in Maryland.
Memorial contributions may be made in Connie's memory to the American Stroke Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231.
Please sign Connie's guestbook located on tis site.
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