John J. “Jack” Donohue, 90, of Homosassa, FL, passed away on April 13, 2013. A native of New York, NY, he was born Feb. 4, 1923 to Thomas and Mary Ellen (McGovern) Donohue, one of five children. Mr. Donohue was a WWII and Korean War veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and was in the very first Allied Forces invasion of Iwo Jima during WWII. He was a supervisor and manager for what was then New York Telephone Co. in Manhattan. Jack, as he was known to many, moved to Homosassa in 1993 from Mt. Sinai, NY and was a parishioner of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Crystal River. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Lois M. Donohue, on Nov. 21, 2012 and three siblings; Ralph, Thomas and Dorothea. Mr. Donohue is survived by daughters Lynn Gaumont (husband Robert), Stony Brook, L.I., NY and Kathleen Johnson (husband Fred), Westminster, CO; sister Elizabeth O’Keefe, Glendale, NY; six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Fri., April 19th at 10:00 A.M. from St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Church, Homosassa with Fr. Ronald Marecki, Celebrant. Interment with military honors will be at Florida National cemetery, Bushnell at 12:30 P.M. Friends will be received at Wilder Funeral Home Thurs., April 18th from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. www.wilderfuneral.com
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