Donovan, Christena, of Needham, formerly of Hyde Park, December 13, 2014. Beloved daughter of the late Marcella (MacKinnon) Donovan. Loving sister of Edward Donovan and his wife Eleanor of Newton, David Donovan and his late wife Rose-Marie (Foley) of West Roxbury, and the late John Donovan, Margaret Karinska, Florence Daley, and Catherine Donovan. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St. West Roxbury on Thursday December 18, at 9:00 AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Theresa of Avila Church at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours Wednesday December 17, in the funeral home from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery. Long time employee of the Suffolk County Traffic Court. Life time member of the DAV. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to St. Jude's Children Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis TN 38105 www.stjude.org , or the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place, West, 6th Floor, Brookline MA, 02445. www.lawlerfuneralhome.com Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home 617-323-5600