Charlotte O'Donovan

Charlotte Veronica O’Donovan (nee Gaimo), age 99 of Jefferson County, TN, formerly of Montvale, NJ and Brewster, MA passed away Friday, November 29, 2019. She was the wife of the late beloved John M. O’Donovan and was preceded in death by her brother, Frank Gaimo and sister, Marie Kavanaugh. Loving mother of Michael D. O’Donovan of Montvale, NJ; John R. O’Donovan of Stafford, VA; Daniel F. O’Donovan of Dandridge, TN and David T. O’Donovan of Park Ridge, NJ and devoted grandmother of Shannon, Casey, Darren, Timothy and Christina O’Donovan and Julianne Downes and 12 great-grandchildren. She was a registered nurse and a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University. After retiring from Rockland County (NY) Health Department, she relocated to Cape Cod in 1976 and to Dandridge, TN in 2011. While a resident of NJ, she served as President of the Rosary Society of Our Lady of Mercy RC Church in Park Ridge, NJ. She was a member and Past President of Our Lady of The Cape Guild RC Church in Brewster, MA. Charlotte and John served as Eucharistic Ministers and both received the Marion Award, Charlotte in 1981 and John in 1990. Charlotte was a volunteer in the Horticultural Department at Cape Cod Technical High School and in 2004, received “Volunteer of the Year” award. Donations in her memory may be made to Doctors Without Borders or to Amedisys Foundation. Her body will be taken Doane Beal and Ames Funeral Home, West Harwich, MA and following a Mass of the Resurrection, she will be buried in Brewster, MA next to her husband of 54 years. ARRANGEMENTS BY FARRAR FUNERAL HOME, DANDRIDGE, TN