Emily Watts Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Emily Watts of Mattapan, Massachusetts, who passed away on February 11, 2021, at the age of 105, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, John Hogan and Gladys Hogan; her former husband Clarence Watts; her sister Norma Gray; her daughter Marsha Netter; her grandsons, Andre (Patricia) and Shaun Netter; her great grandchildren, Melanie Gonzalez (Ricardo), Tiffany Stewart (Ryan), Christopher, Ariana and Amin Netter; and her great great grandchild Noah Stewart. She was also cherished by nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.
Emily survived the Covid-19 under the care of the doctors, nurses and staff at Hebrew Senior Life where she resided for the last year and a half of her life. Her crowning moment came when at the height of the pandemic, she was on the cover of the Metro section of the Boston Globe on August 20, 2020 in celebration of her 105th birthday.
