Jeannette Saba

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — Jeannette M. (Colell) Saba, 81, of West Bridgewater and formerly of Brockton, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Philip J. Saba Sr.

Born March 17, 1928 in Dover, N.H., she was the daughter of the late Peter Colell and Annie (Kamel) Colell. Raised in Dover, she attended Dover schools.

Shortly after being married, Jeannette worked at the family business, Saba's Open Air Market on Centre Street in Brockton. Jeannette and her husband devoted much of their time to the Eastside Improvement Association, as well as many political and charitable events in the Brockton area. Jeannette was a very active communicant of St. Theresa Maronite Catholic Church in Brockton, where she and her husband helped start St. Theresa's Bingo.

She enjoyed cooking, traveling, and entertaining for her family and friends.

She is survived by her loving children, Philip J. Saba Jr., of Brockton, James J. Saba and his wife, Bridget, of Franklin, and Pamela A. Thorburn and her husband, Shawn, of West Bridgewater; her grandchildren, Caitlin and Caleigh Saba, Shawn and Derek Thorburn; her sister, Lorraine Haley of Dover, N.H.; her sisters-in-law, Evelyn Saba of Brockton and Carol Murray of Taunton; and brother-in-law, Paul, of Clinton, Maine. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late Michael, Joseph, James Colell, Madeline Dupont, Emily Timmons, Angelina Buckley, and her twin sister, Mary Virginia Kamel.

Donations in Jeannette's memory may be made to St. Theresa Maronite Catholic Church, PO Box 2567, Brockton, MA 02305.

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