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JOAN H. O'BRIEN

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DeVito Funeral Home

761 Mount Auburn Street

Watertown, Massachusetts

JOAN O'BRIEN Obituary

O'BRIEN, Joan H. (Wallace) Of Watertown, passed away peacefully on October 30. Beloved wife of the late Eugene T. "Obie" O'Brien. Loving mother of Joseph and his wife, Kathleen of Hanover, Patricia Calioro and her husband, Frank of Cambridge, Deborah Scalesse and her husband, John of Amesbury, Robert and his wife, Maureen of Basking Ridge, NJ, Shawn and his wife, Velvet of Albany, NY, James and his wife, Brenda of Goffstown, NH and the late Eugene, Jr. and his wife, Janet of Salem. Proud grandmother of 22 and cherished great-grandmother of 27. Predeceased by siblings, Gerald Wallace, Florence Loder and Willard Wallace. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral from the DeVito Funeral Home, 761 Mt. Auburn St., WATERTOWN, on Tuesday, at 9 am, followed by her Funeral Mass at 10 am, at St. Patrick Church. Burial to follow in Cambridge Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to Visit in the funeral home on Monday from 4-7 pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Joan to: National Scoliosis Foundation, 5 Cabot Pl., #5, Stoughton, MA 02072 or scoliosis.org/donate. Please visit devitofuneralhome.com to view an online guestbook and expanded obituary.

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Published by Boston Globe from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, 2025.

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Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

DeVito Funeral Home

761 Mt. Auburn St., WATERTOWN, MA

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Funeral

9:00 a.m.

DeVito Funeral Home

761 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, MA

Nov

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Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

St. Patrick Church

MA

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DeVito Funeral Home

761 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, MA 02472

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