Anne Brooks Haskell

1936 - 2013  (76 years)

• Name	Anne Brooks Haskell  [1, 2]
  Birth	9 Apr 1936	Augusta, Kennebec, Maine   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Mar 2013	Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine   [2]
  Burial	Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine   [3]
  Person ID	I91026	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Ray Calvin Haskell,   b. 7 Feb 1912, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine d. 20 Jul 2000, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Living
  Family ID	F83881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norman E. Donovan,   b. 3 Jan 1932, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 5 Mar 2011, Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1957	Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine   [2, 4]
  Children	1. Patrick Donovan   2. Jeffrey Donovan   3. Kelley S. Donovan   4. Living   5. Matthew James Donovan,   b. 29 Jul 1961   d. 16 Oct 1990 (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F41118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2017

  
  

• Notes

  The Times Record (Brunswick, ME) March 25, 2013 BRUNSWICK — Anne Brooks Haskell Donovan, 76, of Topsham passed away March 20, 2013 of a sudden illness. She was born in Augusta, Maine April 9, 1936, the daughter of Rosalynde Eleanor Pierce and Ray Calvin Haskell. Anne graduated from Gardiner High School in 1954 and was a member of the National Honor Society. She attended Gates Business College in Augusta. In January 1957 married Norman E. Donovan at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, in Gardiner. Anne worked for the State of Maine in Augusta and Bath from 1954 to 1962, as a payroll clerk and a claims taker. From 1971 to 1973 she worked for Giant Corp; then at the Naval Air Station, Brunswick in Civilian Personnel as a Human Resource Specialist from 1974 until her retirement in 1995. Anne reached out and served in her community. Anne worked for several years with other parents to establish the Youth Development Center for Mentally Challenged Children in Brunswick, Maine. Her heart was to help others that could not help themselves. Anne was predeceased by her husband Norman, who passed away in March 2011 and son, Mathew, who passed away in October 1990. Survivors are children Gratton H. Donovan II (Hank) of Bowdoin, Patrick Donovan of Topsham, Jeffrey and his wife Renee Donovan of Brunswick, and daughter Kelley S. Donovan, of Boston and New York City. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Anne was the anchor of this family, and supported her children and grandchildren with love and encouragement. Anne loved to reflect on her life and did so with humorous and detailed stories. She loved to laugh, and was extremely positive and uplifting to all that knew her. Anne was very respectful of others, and often put their needs ahead her own. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38052] Obituary, Portland Press Herald (ME), Ray Calvin Haskell, (July 21, 2000). [S54506] Obituary, The Times Record (Brunswick, ME), Anne Brooks Donovan, (March 25, 2013). [S54507] Cemetery index, Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, (Find-a-Grave). [S53672] Marriage index, Maine, Name: Anne B Haskell Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Norman E Donovan Spouse's Gender: Male Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1957 Marriage Place: Maine, USA Certificate: 111 (Reliability: 3).