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Birth:          29 Oct 1918 Spencer, Mass.
Death:          14 Nov 2011 Marlborough, Mass.
Burial:         17 Nov 2011 St. Michael's Cemetery, Hudson, Mass.

Notes
Mass Marr Idx on ancestry
pub rec on ancestry 52019 Florinada Bay, Boynton Beach, Fla.

HUDSON - Philip J. Donovan, 93, of Hudson, died on Monday, Nov. 14th at Marlboro 
Hills Healthcare Center. He leaves his beloved wife of 66 years, Verna A. (Tarbell) 
Donovan of Hudson. 

 Philip was born in Spencer, son of the late Francis and Ida (Ethier) Donovan. He was 
raised in Hudson where he attended local schools and was a 1936 graduate of 
Hudson High School. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps 
until being honorably discharged. Philip was employed by LaPointe's Machine and 
Tool Co. of Hudson for many years until 1973 when he and a small group of investors 
started the Hudson Broach Co. after purchasing the Broaching Division of Lapointe's. 
He served as president of the company until his retirement in 1981. He served on the 
Hudson School Committee during the 1950's. He was a life member and former 
Exhalted Ruler of the Hudson Lodge of Elks, he also served as District Deputy with 
the Elks and was a member of Saint Michael's Parish in Hudson. 

 Philip was a devoted family man who enjoyed spending time with his family, especially 
the summers at their cottage in Hampton Beach, NH. He and Verna also enjoyed the 
times they spent together at their residence in Boynton Beach, FL after retirement from 
1981 to 2007. He was an avid fan of the Red Sox and Patriots. 

 Besides his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Marie Soroka and her husband Wally 
of Alaska; hisson, DanielDonovan and his wife Mary June of Clinton; his brother, John 
"Doc" Donovan of Hudson and his sister, Patricia Carney of Northboro. He is also 
survived by his four grandchildren, Holly Sullivan of Southboro, Stephen Soroka of 
Alaska, Julie Donovan of Clinton, Kelly Zerveskes of Newmarket, NH; 10 great 
grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Francis 
Donovan Jr. who died during WWII. 

 A funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 17th at 9:00 a.m. in Saint 
Michael's Church, 21 Manning Street, Hudson. Burial will follow in Saint Michael's 
Cemetery, Hudson. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 16th from 5:00 to 
7:00 p.m. at the Tighe-Hamilton Funeral Home, Inc. 50 Central Street, Hudson, MA 0 1 
7 4 9 (www.tighehamilton.com). 
Hudson Sun (MA) — Thursday, November 17, 2011 
intelius: Holly M Sullivan 47 (1969) md Stephen Sullivan, Kelly Zerveskes 37 (1979)


Parents
DONOVAN Francis ()
ETHIER Ida ()

Siblings
DONOVAN Philip J. (29 Oct 1918 - 14 Nov 2011)

Marriage To TARBELL Verna Aline ()

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Parents
TARBELL Armit Evarts (1 Apr 1891 - )
STONE Bernice Marguerite (12 Jul 1893 - )

Children by TARBELL Verna Aline
DONOVAN Daniel J. ()
DONOVAN Marie V. ()

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