Beverly Gaudette, 65, of Watertown, Former Executive Secretary at Brandeis

A Funeral Mass for Beverly Marie (Manzelli) Gaudette, 65, will be celebrated on Saturday, Dec. 21 in Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church in Waltham.

She was born in Boston, grew up in Waltham, and graduated from Waltham High School. She was an executive secretary at Brandeis University in Waltham, and a former office manager at Danka Office Products in Woburn. Gaudette loved to travel, especially to the ocean, and donating to various charities. She has been a resident of Watertown for the past 37 years. She died at Wingate of Brighton on the evening of Monday, Dec. 16 after a period of declining health.

She was the beloved wife for 42 years of Robert J. Gaudette; devoted mother of Danielle M. Gaudette of Bayridge, N.Y. and Renée M. Gaudette of Watertown; loving daughter of Dorothy T. (Baggett) and the late Frank S. Manzelli of Waltham; dear sister of Gail F. Manzelli of Lynn and Frank Paul Manzelli of Waltham; dear aunt of Carly Bowdoin, Paul Robert Struzziero, and Lazarus Manzelli.

The Funeral will be from the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home, 270 Main St. (Rte. 20) in Watertown, on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 8 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at 9 a.m. in the Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 880 Trapelo Road in Waltham. Calling hours at the funeral home will be on Friday, Dec. 20 from 4-8 p.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend.

Memorial contributions may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation, One Bulfinch Place, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114.

For further info, please visit Mac Donald, Rockwell & MacDonald at www.macdonaldrockwell.com, or call 617-924-4700