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Helen Delaney Obituary

89, of Wrentham, July 19, 2008. She was the loving and devoted wife of the late Frederick J. Delaney who predeceased her in 1964. She was the beloved mother of Carol and her husband Robert Hobbs of Bonita Springs, FL, Diane "Dee Dee" and her husband Richard Holmes of Norfolk, and Mary Jane & her husband William Stenger of Newport, VT. She was the loving sister of Mary King of Maynard and the late John Labowicz, and the devoted grandmother of nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. She was the dear aunt to two nieces and two nephews. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the RJ Ross Funeral Home, 135 South Street, Route 1A, WRENTHAM CENTRE, on Tuesday from 4-8 PM. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 9 AM in St. Mary's Church, 140 South St., Route 1A, Wrentham Centre. Burial will follow in the Wrentham Centre Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Richard Ross and the RJ Ross Funeral Home, Wrentham Centre.

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Published by Boston Globe on Jul. 22, 2008.

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Dottie Baxter

July 22, 2008

Dear Dee Dee,
I am thinking of you during this sad time. May you find comfort in knowing that she lives forever in the hearts and minds of all who knew her and loved her.

Elaine Ring & family

July 22, 2008

Dee Dee and Carol...Our thoughts & prayers are with you...

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