Ellin (Hoyt) LaBonte died on August 10, 2026 after a short illness, with her family around her. She was 78.
She was born in Wakefield in April 1943, the daughter of Laurence and Mary (Dignan) Hoyt, and graduated with the Lynnfield High School Class of 1966, whose members stayed among her friends, along with her book club and Girl Scouts. She read, baked, sewed and decorated her antique home. Her husband, Robert LaBonte, died before her, as did her son R. Michael LaBonte.
She leaves her children, Margaret LaBonte and her partner Chad Parenteau, Sarah Benson and her husband John, and Matthew LaBonte and his wife Jennifer; her grandchildren, Molly Anderson and her father Donnell, Anna and Grace Benson, and Ava, Lily and Isabelle LaBonte; her brother, William Hoyt; and many nieces, nephews and friends. Her brothers David, John, Richard, Philip and Steven Hoyt and her sisters Mary Ann Fleming and Margaret Hoyt died before her.
A graveside service is Wednesday, August 19 at 11 a.m. at Forest Hill Cemetery, 111 Forest Hill Avenue, Lynnfield. Arrangements are by the McDonald Funeral Home, Wakefield.
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