Bangor, Maine - Rosemary Zimmeth Donovan, 100, died peacefully and with family at the Maine Veteran's Home, Bangor, on March 7, 2025. She was born in Mankato, MN, August 15, 1924, the youngest of 11 children of Charles Zimmeth and Mary Hagen Zimmeth.

She graduated from Loyola High School, 1943, and completed her nurses' training at the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN, 1948. She joined the Navy in 1951 and was stationed at San Diego Naval Hospital. There she made lifelong friends and met Timothy Donovan of Houlton, Maine. They married on February 11, 1954, and had four children. In 1970 they moved back to Maine, where Rosemary worked for local hospitals and retired from the American Red Cross. She was an involved member of St. Mary's Parish, Bangor, was active in the Hampden Garden Club, and in art classes and events at the Hammond Street Senior Center, Bangor.

Timothy died in 1994. Rosemary is survived by son, Patrick Donovan and daughter-in-law, Kim, of Veazie, their daughter, Mary and her wife, Kristen, and their son, Fintan, of Bangor, and their daughter, Laura Smith and husband, Ezra, and son, Gabriel, of Topsham; daughter, Judith Donovan, a Sister of St. Joseph of Lyon living in France; daughter, Anne Donovan-Fortier and son-in-law, Kurt Fortier, of Bangor; grandson, Joseph Blier of Albany, NY; grandson, Timothy Blier and wife, Emily, and their daughter, Lorna, of South Portland; son, Bart Donovan and daughter-in-law, Lauren, and their daughters, Delaney and Avery, of Portland; and many loving nieces and nephews. The family thanks the staff and residents of Maine Veteran's Home for their loving care and presence, as well as Northen Light Hospice for their services in her final days.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2025, at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Ohio St., Bangor. The Mass will be livestreamed from the parish website, stpaulbangor.me/live-streamed-masses-1. In continuation of her life of service, Rosemary chose to be an Anatomical Donor with the University of New England. When her cremains are returned, she will be buried with Tim at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Bangor. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Rosemary's name may be made to Saint Paul the Apostle Parish, 207 York St., Bangor, ME 04401 or to Honor Flight Maine, P.O. Box 699, Brunswick, ME 04011, or honorflightmaine.org. For photos and the complete obituary, visit kileyandfoley.com.