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Ellen DiBenedetto Obituary

Of Westwood, formerly of West Newton, died Nov. 6th at 95. Beloved wife of the late Vincent DiBenedetto. Loving mother of Nancy DiBenedetto of New York City and Carol Minnick of Michigan. Devoted grandmother of Don and Christa Minnick. Sister of the late Angelo, Mary, Gerry, Nicholas, Pat, Edith and Elizabeth. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation in the Holden, Dunn and Lawler Funeral Home, 55 High Rock St. (off Route 109) WESTWOOD on Tuesday morning Nov. 13th from 8:30 - 9:30am. Following the visitation a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Margaret Mary's Church at 10am. Interment at Newton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ellen's memory to Hope World Wide, 353 West Lancaster Avenue, Suite 200, Wayne, PA 19087. Holden-Dunn-Lawler 781-326-0074

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Published by Boston Globe on Nov. 11, 2007.

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Janet DiBenedetto

November 12, 2007

Dear Nancy and Carol on behalf of me and my brother Frank we wanted to let you know you are in our thoughts and prayers. I pray that God gives you the strength to go through this difficult time of grief. Let your belief in the Lord and knowing your mom is finally with your dad bring you comfort.
in faith and sympathy,
Janet

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