Bridgewater - Catherine L. (Evans) DiStefano, 85, of Bridgewater, formerly of Cambridge, died Monday at Copley at Stoughton after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Robert V. DiStefano.
Born in Boston on Sept. 30, 1919, she was a graduate of Bryant Stratone Business School.
Mrs. DiStefano worked as a secretary for M.I.T. College in Cambridge for may years, until her retirement.
She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Church in Cambridge.
Mrs. DiStefano was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary and the Knights of Columbus in Cambridge.
In addition to her husband of 62 years, she is survived by her three children, Ronald DiStefano of Brookline, Diane and her husband Stan Witkus of Middleboro and John DiStefano and his wife Elizabeth of West Chester, Ohio; two sisters-in-law, Marie C. James of Cambridge and Jeanette Avalone of Webster, N.Y.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Her funeral will be held from the Prophett Funeral Home, 98 Bedford St. (Rt. 18), Bridgewater, Saturday at 9 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass in St. Ann’s Church at 10 a.m. Visiting hours are Friday 4-8 p.m. Burial will be in Belmont Cemetery, Belmont.