Utica Daily Press: December 20, 1937

M. J. DONOVAN DIES; WPA SUPERINTENDENT

Michael J. Donovan, 51, general superintendent of WPA projects, died in his home, 1116 Leeds,
Saturday night of heart attack.

He was born in Utica, son of the late Michael J. and Ellen Donovan. He was a member of St. Agnes
Church and its Holy Name Society. Prior to his WPA appointment he had been employed as an
inspector in the city engineer's office.

He leaves his wife; four brothers, Deputy Fire Chief James J. Donovan, John D. Donovan, William P.
Donovan and Gerald F. Donovan; three sisters, Mrs. John A. Scanlon, Mrs. William Brixius, Utica,
and Mrs. Jessie Armstrong, Rome.

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