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HELEN GABRIEL Obituary

GABRIEL, Helen (Rawan) Of Lexington, formerly of Cambridge, September 9, 2020. Dear and devoted wife of the late Hon. James N. Gabriel. Loving mother of Gail Gabriel and her husband Donald Kaiser of Cambridge, the late Cynthia Gabriel and her husband Joel Baer of Braintree, Andrea Gabriel-Jabbour and her husband James Jabbour of Lexington, T. Jane Gabriel and her partner Mike Guigli of Medford, and Helen E. Gabriel-Woodward and her husband Christopher Woodward of Dover. Beloved grandmother "Tete" of 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Gloria Razook of RI, Janice Jabbour of West Roxbury, Patricia Rawan of West Roxbury, Diane Beshere of Hanover, Dennis Rawan of Onset, the late Andrew Rawan and the late Violet Bargoot. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, brothers- and sisters-in-law. Due to COVID-19 limitations, a private Visiting Hour and Funeral Service will be held in St. Mary Orthodox Church on Monday September 14, 2020. Graveside Funeral Prayers will take place at Mt. Auburn Cemetery 580 Mt. Auburn St. Cambridge, Monday at approximately 12:45 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at the gate of Mt. Auburn Cemetery to join the funeral procession to the graveside. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in Helen's memory to St. Mary Orthodox Church 8 Inman St. Cambridge, MA 02139 (stmaryorthodoxchurch.org) or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Pl. Memphis, TN 38105 (stjude.org) or to Antiochian Village Camp 201 St. Ignatius Trail Bolivar, PA 15923 (avcamp.org). Complete obituary and guestbook at www.KfouryFuneral.com Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home West Roxbury 617-325-3600

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Published by Boston Globe from Sep. 10 to Sep. 13, 2020.

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The Gabovitch’s

November 7, 2020

Helen and Jimmy were special friends of our Mom (Annette-95) and Dad (Bill-deceased). Peace be with them and your entire family. Ellis & Elaine

Janine Joyal

September 12, 2020

Andrea Helen Jane Gail
Our deepest sympathies thoughts and prayers are with you and your families . MEMORY ETERNAL ♥

Janine Joyal

September 11, 2020

Out thoughts and prayers are with your family at this time of sorrow. Memory eternal

Janet Otovic

September 11, 2020

Dear sweet Helen, one of the dearest, kindest people i have ever known.
Rest in peace, now with your darling husband Jimmy.

Nancy Russell Grabowski

September 11, 2020

Gail, Jane, Helen, and Andrea,

Please accept my sincerest condolences on the passing of your mother. It was my privilege to once call her neighbor. May you carry her memories with her forever as she lives on through you and your children. Rest easy Gentle Woman.

Nancy Russell Grabowski

Michael Sullivan

September 10, 2020

To the Gabriel Family

Please accept my deepest sympathies. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Sincerely,

Michael Sullivan

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Memorial Events
for HELEN GABRIEL

Sep

14

Visitation

St. Mary Orthodox Church

MA

Sep

14

Funeral service

St. Mary Orthodox Church

MA

Sep

14

Graveside service

12:45 p.m.

Mt. Auburn Cemetery

580 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, MA

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Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home

8 Spring Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132

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