Obituaries

OBIT: Grace Helsmoortel, 79, Multitalented, Brought Out the Best in Others

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Frances Grace Helsmoortel of Watertown, MA, formerly of Allston passed from this life surrounded by her family and was welcomed into her new eternal home on December 20, 2016 at the age of 79. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth Edison and Audrey Florence (Russell) Doyle. Frances had a zeal for life, loved people with fervor and served God with humility. Her kindness and gentleness were known to all, in keeping with her devotion to Jesus Christ and God’s written word. She took the Great Commission seriously and brought many people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Obituaries

OBIT: Dorothy Paulino, 93, Born in Canada, Moved to Watertown

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A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home, Watertown for Dorothy E. (Jenkins) Paulino. Mrs. Paulino, a daughter of the late Silas & Elizabeth (Noel) Jenkins, passed away in her home on Monday morning, after a long period of declining health. She was 93. Dorothy was born and grew up in Newfoundland, Canada. She served in the Canadian Army.

Cancer

Watertown Woman Survived Cancer for 20 Years, Became in Expert in How Meditation Heals

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Catherine Kerr did not stand still when she received a diagnosis of cancer, instead, she got very involved in her treatment – at times going against doctors’ recommendations. As an academic she went in a new direction of study, focusing on meditation and traditional Eastern healing, which eventually lead her to a meeting with the Dalai Lama. In 1995, the Watertown resident received the diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks the plasma cells in people’s bone marrow. Doctors estimated she had 5 years to live, but Kerr lived more than two decades. She passed away in November at the age of 52. 
At the time, multiple myeloma was not a well-understood disease.

Obituaries

OBIT: Frances Loretta DeSantis, 92, Owned 3 Restaurants with Husband

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A Funeral Home Service will be held in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home, Watertown on Thursday December 1, 2016 at 11 a.m. for Frances Loretta (DiGiacomandrea) DeSantis. Mrs. DeSantis passed away on Sunday morning in the Briarwood Care, Needham, after a period of declining health. She was 92. Born in Watertown, she was a lifelong resident. She attended Watertown schools.