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Helen Colbert Obituary

Services to be announcedLYNNFIELD - Helen M. (Kelley) Colbert, of Lynnfield, died Friday August 10 at her home in Lynnfield.Mrs. Colbert was the wife of the late David V. Colbert. She was the mother of Helen Marcotti and her husband Thomas of Peabody, Ann Angelli and her husband William of Lynn, Thomas Colbert and his wife Elizabeth of Westborough, Matthew Colbert and his wife Rosemarie of Sebastian, FL, William Colbert and his wife Heather of Newton, N.H., Peter Colbert and his wife Lisa of Byfield, and the late David V. Colbert Jr. She was the sister of Louise M. Collins of Longmeadow, MA. Mrs. Colbert is also survived by 14 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.Service Information: Arrangements are in the care of the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave Wakefield. A complete notice will follow in a later edition.

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Published by Daily Item on Aug. 13, 2012.

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