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Gerald Anthony DONOVAN

Rev. Gerald Anthony Donovan, a priest of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society, passed away at Scarborough General Hospital on February 14, 2017.

Born in Toledo, Ontario on January 17, 1927, Father Donovan was ordained to the priesthood on December 20, 1953 in Kingston, Ontario by Archbishop Joseph O’Sullivan. Father Donovan served in the Dominican Republic for twenty-five years. He also served in Nicaragua and in the Diocese of St. Petersburg in Florida where he ministered to Spanish-speaking Catholics. In recent years, Father Donovan helped in various parishes in Toronto.

Father Donovan was the son of Cornelius Donovan and Agnes Smith. He is predeceased by brothers Leo and Joseph and by sisters Martina and Inez, the latter a member of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul of Kingston, Ontario. He is survived by his sister, Rosemary McNamee, by sister-in-law, Dorothy Donovan, and by devoted cousins, nephews, and nieces.

A vigil service will be held at Scarboro Missions, 2685 Kingston Road, on Friday, February 17th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at Scarboro Missions at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 18th. Interment will take place at a future date at St. Philip Neri Cemetery in Toledo, Ontario.