Marie Claire Rita Farley

1918 - 2009  (91 years)

• Name	Marie Claire Rita Farley
  Birth	1918	Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
  Baptism	20 Jan 1918	Church of the Precious Blood Cemetery, Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Jan 2009
  Burial	Church of the Precious Blood Cemetery, Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
  Notes	Obituary from the Worcester (Massachusetts) Telegram & Gazette, 28 January 2009 Claire 'Mmre' (Farley) Martin went home to the Lord on Thursday, January 22, 2009. She has joined her husband Theophile Martin, who passed away in 2002. She was born in Woonsocket, RI, the daughter of Alfred and Exilia (Lagac) Farley. During World War II she lived in Hartford, CT and worked at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. In 1949 she married Theophile Martin at the Church of the Precious Blood in Woonsocket. She was a homemaker and mother. In 1967 they moved to Worcester, MA and joined St. George Parish. Claire relocated to Chicopee, MA after the death of Theophile in 2002. From 2002 to 2005 she was a resident of the McKinley House, Chicopee, MA. In 2005 she became a resident of Riverdale Gardens, W. Springfield, MA. She will be remembered for being a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. Her sweetness and laughter will be missed. Claire is survived by her daughter and her husband, Rachel and John Bellenoit, of Chicopee, MA and three grandchildren; Dr. Hayden Bellenoit of Annapolis, MD, Ross Bellenoit of Philadelphia, PA and Simone Bellenoit of Chicopee, MA. Funeral arrangements provided by Cierpial Memorial Funeral Homes, Chicopee, MA. There are no calling hours. Her passing will be honoured with a private family gathering.
  Person ID	I20047	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Alfred Farley,   b. cir 1890
  Mother	Exilia Lagace,   b. cir 1890
  Family ID	F8006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph William Theophile Martin,   b. 26 Jan 1919, Rhode Island, USA d. 30 Jun 2002, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1947	St. Aloysius (known as St. Louis) Catholic Church, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Guy Theophile Martin,   b. 31 May 1948, Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA d. 1 Jun 1948, Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA (Age 0 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F7675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1918 - Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Baptism - 20 Jan 1918 - Church of the Precious Blood Cemetery, Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Marriage - 10 May 1947 - St. Aloysius (known as St. Louis) Catholic Church, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA Burial - - Church of the Precious Blood Cemetery, Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S161] Franco-American Burials of Rhode Island, Gc 974.502 W88bt v. 3.