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M. BERNADETTE CORBETT obituary, Watertown, MA

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M. CORBETT Obituary

CORBETT, M. Bernadette (O'Donnell) Age 95. Of Marshfield (Green Harbor), formerly of Watertown, died March 25, 2020. A Memorial Mass celebrating Bernie's life long delayed due to the pandemic and travel restrictions will be held on Monday, December 27, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Patrick's Church, 212 Main St., Watertown, MA. Bernie was the loving daughter of the late John (Jack, "pop") O'Donnell and Margaret ("ma") Hessian O'Donnell; widow of John F. Corbett; mother of Peter, Marybeth, Stephen, David, Philip and Tim; mother-in-law of Tobie Atlas, Lee Corbett, Mary Callahan and Jesus Alvarez Piñera; grandmother of Alisha Elliott, Noah Atlas, and Bernadette, Stephanie, John, Eamon and Una Corbett; great-grandmother of Natalie Elliott and Henry Atlas. Bernie worked on the founding of the Watertown Boys' Club and served on its board, becoming its first woman president and advocating for its name change to the Boys' and Girls' Club. In 1981, she received the Woman of the Year Award from the Watertown Chamber of Commerce. Bernie was a member of the library, history and arts guilds in Watertown and later in Bonita Springs, FL, and Marshfield. She was an active volunteer at Mount Auburn Hospital and the Belmont-Watertown Visiting Nurse Association, and served as a nurse for Red Cross blood banks for many years. For complete obituary, please visit www.macdonaldrockwell.com MacDonald-Rockwell-MacDonald www.macdonaldrockwell.com

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Published by Boston Globe from Dec. 17 to Dec. 22, 2021.

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