Justin James Donovan
Justin James Donovan
Justin James Donovan
1982-2026
Justin James Donovan, 43, Darlington, Missouri passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
He was born on September 20, 1982, the son of Jim and Johnna (Kolesar) Donovan.
On September 23, 2011, he married Jillian Wiederholt in Walnut, Missouri. She survives of the home.
Justin had been a paramedic for over 20 years, serving in Buchanan County, Atchison, County, Gentry County, and Nodaway County. He recently started a business servicing ambulance ventilators and it was quickly becoming successful. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, volunteering in the community, and his greatest love was spending time with his family. He was a member of Duck’s Unlimited, Stanberry Fire Department, and the Stanberry Booster Club.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Mark and Kathleen Donovan; maternal grandfather, John Kolesar; and mother-in-law, Kayla Wiederholt.
In addition to his wife, Justin is survived by his children Brantly James and Madison Noel Donovan, both of the home; parents, Jim and Johnna Donovan, St. Joseph, Missouri; sisters, Jodi Eling, Salina, Kansas and Jessica Donovan, Excelsior Springs, Missouri; father-in-law, Leon Wiederholt, Stanberry, Missouri; maternal grandmother, Joan Kolesar, Lee’s Summit, Missouri; brother-in-law, Rhagen (Amanda) Wiederholt; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19 at the First Christian Church, Stanberry, under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Stanberry. Burial will follow in Jennings Cemetery, Alanthus Grove, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to Jillian Donovan for the education expenses of their children in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 153, Stanberry, MO 64489. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com.
