Active in environmental and civic concerns

Published in the February 14, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Maureen Hildegarde (Murphy) Donovan, 93, of Lynnfield and Gloucester, passed away on February 10, 2018.

She was born April 13, 1924, in Taunton. She was a graduate of Framingham State College, with a bachelor of science in Nutrition; honored with the Alumni Achievement Award in 1995 at her 50th reunion. She was a former member of the Ladies Committee of Peabody Essex Museum; American Field Service in Lynnfield; The Wingaersheek Yacht Club of Gloucester (hosting the Chowder Day for over 25 years); Lynnfield Historical Society; Friends of Harvard Celtic Studies (honored with her husband as Celtic Couple of the Year in 2003); and St. Maria Goretti Church choir.