MAURICE “MOSSIE” DONOVAN is the son of Maurice and Mary Ellen Shanahan Donovan. He was born on February 22, 1892, in Garryowen, Jackson County, Iowa.
Mossie married Rachel Shannon on May 18, 1914. They had seven children:
- Gerald Donovan
- Ethel Donovan Feeney
- Raymond Donovan
- Wilfred “Bill” Donovan
- Leo Donovan
- Alfred Donovan
- Kathleen Donovan
Mossie Donovan died July 23, 1957, in Dubuque, Iowa. Rachel passed away 1980 at age 87.
