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OBIT: Jack Brady, 1969 Watertown High Grad, Loved Being in Nature

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Jack Brady of Watertown passed away unexpectedly from natural causes, at his residence on Oct. 28. Jack was the son of John Brady and Bernice Comeau Brady and the brother of Charles Brady of Waterbury Center, Vt., Donna Brady Rollo of Nashville, Tenn., and the late Robert Brady. He also leaves behind two nephews and two nieces (James Brady Thacker of Nashville, Tenn.; Sean Oakes of Seabrook, N.H.; Kate Cosgriff of Minneapolis and Heather Cosgriff of Piermont, N.Y. – his beloved aunts and uncles Norbert Comeau, Lorraine Lawn, and Muriel Chapman of Marshfield – all of his Harrington and Comeau cousins and special long-time friends Richard and Marie Volleman and their daughters Lee, Rachel, and Michelle. Jack attended St.

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OBIT: Mary Bloomer, 83, Beloved Mother, Involved at St. Patrick’s Parish

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A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday October 11, 2016 in St. Patrick Church, Watertown at 9 a.m. for Mary C. (O’Connell) Bloomer. Mrs. Bloomer, a daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine (McGovern) O’Connell was born in Boston. She passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday October 6, 2016, at the age of 83. Mary was the loving wife of the late Harold J. Bloomer, who passed away at an early age of 54 in 1980.

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OBIT: Marvin Mitchell, 94, Respected Scientist, Served on Watertown Boards

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Dr. Marvin Mitchell, 94, of Watertown died at home on Friday, Sept. 29.  A respected scientist who loved oil painting, vegetable gardening, and running, he was down to earth, interested in others, and more likely to arrive at work in sneakers and a hoodie than a white coat. 

He continued to publish scientific papers into his last year, and was still at his lab just two weeks before his death. He was loved by all those who knew him, family, friends, and co-workers. Mitchell was born in 1922 in Toledo Ohio. His parents and older sister Shirley  (who had a successful career as a radio and TV actress) were immigrants from Poland, Jews escaping the Russian Civil War.

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OBIT: Jean Sutherland, 82, of Watertown, Devoted Wife and Mother

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A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 in St. Patrick Church, Watertown at 9 a.m. for Jean M. (Delleville) Sutherland. Mrs. Sutherland, a daughter of the late Eugene and Alice (Kelly) Delleville was born in Watertown, MA. She passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, Sept.

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OBIT: Alma “Ellie” Petriello, 89, Worked with Disabled Children, Active at St. Pat’s

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A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday August 16, 2015 in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown, for Alma M, “Ellie” Petriello at 9 a.m.

Mrs. Petriello died in the Wingate of Needham Care Center on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2016 after a long period of declining health. She was 89. Ellie attender the Mass. Hospital School for Crippled Children in Canton. She worked as a child caretaker.

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OBIT: Robert D. Donnelly, 64, Watertown High Class of ’69

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A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Robert D. Donnelly in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 11 a.m.

Mr. Donnelly, a son of the late Francis T. & Veronica M. (Cavanaugh) Donnelly, passed away on Saturday July 23, 2016 in the Brentwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Danvers after a period of declining health. He was 64. Born and brought up in Watertown, Robert graduated from Watertown High School, class of 1969 and later from Mass. Bay College. He worked as a custodian at the Watertown Arsenal for many years.

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OBIT: Norman E. White, 86, Auxiliary Police Officer, Served in Korean War

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A funeral service will be held on Thursday July 14, 2016 in the MacDonald Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home, Watertown at 12 noon for Norman E. White. Norman, a son of the late John and Winifred (Musselwhite) White, passed away on Saturday July, 9, 2016 in his home. He was 86. Born in Southampton, England, he grew up in Catford, England during the bombings of World War II. In 1952 he and his wife Maria moved to Watertown.

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OBIT: Catherine Pease, 81, Volunteered at St. Patrick’s, Worked at BayBank

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A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday June 30, 2016 in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home, Watertown for Catherine M. “Bunny” Pease. Mrs. Pease, a daughter of the late Leo & Norma (Flynn) Landry, passed away in Pembroke, N.H. on Sunday June 26, after a period of declining health. She was 81. Born in Boston, she was a life long resident of Watertown. A volunteer at St.