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On May 7, 2004, GAIL BREWINGTON O'DONOVAN, beloved wife of Dr. Charles O'Donovan, III, devoted mother of Charles O'Donovan, V and E. Patrick O'Donovan, dear sister of Lynn B. Havard and Sue B. Schier, grandmother of Katherine Chase O'Donovan and Eliza Fitzgerald O'Donovan. A Memorial Service will be held Friday 11 AM in the Chapel of the Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles Street. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Helen B. Spurrier Scholarship Fund at the Roland Park Country School for Girls, 5204 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210.

Charles O' Donovan Evans, a retired history teacher and archivist at Mount de Sales Academy, died of lung cancer Nov. 27 at his companion's home in Sparks. He was 80. Born in Baltimore and raised on Longwood Road in Roland Park, he was the son of the commander of the 29th Division, Maryland National Guard, Henry Cotheal Evans, who fought in both World Wars I and II, and the former Eleanor O'Donovan. He was a 1949 Loyola High School graduate and played for the school's football team, a squad invited to play in the New Year's Day contest at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

Eleanora Cooper O'Donovan, an avid environmentalist, died of a heart attack Aug. 5 at Keswick Home. She was 83.A memorial service for Mrs. O'Donovan will be held Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. at the Roman Catholic Shrine of the Sacred Heart, 5800 Smith Ave.The Baltimore native attended the Roland Park Country School, Rosemary Hall in Connecticut, and the College of Notre Dame, from which she graduated in 1932.She worked for the Junior League of Baltimore and was president of the organization from 1936 to 1937.

Achsah S. O'Donovan, who with her husband bred thoroughbred horses on their Baltimore County farm for more than 40 years, died of cancer Nov. 17 at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. She was 87. Achsah Carrington Stettinius, the daughter of an investment banker and homemaker, was a direct descendant of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. She was born in Baltimore and raised on her family's Pot Spring Road farm in Timonium. She was a 1943 graduate of Westover School in Middlebury, Conn.

On November 1, 2008, JOHN (Jackie) F. O'DONOVAN ,JR. Arrangements by Fink Funeral Home, 426 Crain Highway SW, Glen Burnie, MD 21061.

Hugh Jenkins O'Donovan, a thoroughbred horse breeder who rode the 1940 winner of the Grand National steeplechase and later owned a Maryland Hunt Cup winner, died of congestive heart failure Friday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The Upperco resident was 87. Born in Baltimore and raised in Homeland, the son of a coffee company owner and horseman, he was a 1934 graduate of Gilman School and earned a degree in economics from the University of Virginia. He also studied investment banking at the University of Pennsylvania.

Gail B. O'Donovan, a community activist whose efforts resulted in the preservation of a historic African-American church in Ruxton, died of a heart attack Friday at her Towson home. She was 64. "She was Ruxton's answer to Anne St. Clair Wright, the lady who saved Annapolis. She had a very high energy level and was a community activist in a community where such activism is a fairly new phenomenon," said Joseph M. Coale III, a Ruxton resident, preservationist and writer. Mrs. O'Donovan exhibited a fearlessness and determination when it came to dealing with public officials or developers over issues ranging from zoning to covenants to historic preservation.

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On November 1, 2008, JOHN (Jackie) F. O'DONOVAN ,JR. Arrangements by Fink Funeral Home, 426 Crain Highway SW, Glen Burnie, MD 21061.

On November 8, 2006, TIMOTHY O'DONOVAN EVANS; beloved husband of Melissa Deichmann Evans; son of John and Rosalyn Evans. Survived by two brothers and three sisters, John G. Evans, Jr., Michael F. Evans, Rose Irvin, Eleanor Flores and Emily Shattuck. Friends may call at the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc., 6500 York Road (at Overbrook Rd., Baltimore, MD), on Sunday, November 12, 2006, from 5 t o 8 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be offered at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 6428 York Road (at Overbrook Road)

On Thursday, September 30, 2004 CLARA LOUISE O'DONOVAN of Glen Burnie;cherished wife of Carroll O'Donovan; beloved mother of Deborah and Steven O'Donovan and Joyce Wolf; lovingdaughter of Clara Hawkins; beloved grandmother of Scott O'Donovan; loving sister of Jake, William, and Raymond Hawkins; dear mother-in-law of Billie Jo O'Donovan and Rob Wolf Jr. The family will receive visitors at the Singleton Funeral Home, P.A., 1 Second Avenue S.W. (at Crain...

Gail B. O'Donovan, a community activist whose efforts resulted in the preservation of a historic African-American church in Ruxton, died of a heart attack Friday at her Towson home. She was 64. "She was Ruxton's answer to Anne St. Clair Wright, the lady who saved Annapolis. She had a very high energy level and was a community activist in a community where such activism is a fairly new phenomenon," said Joseph M. Coale III, a Ruxton resident, preservationist and writer. Mrs. O'Donovan exhibited a fearlessness and determination when it came to dealing with public officials or developers over issues ranging from zoning to covenants to historic preservation.