Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families
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 Siblings 1 sister 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
- Obituary from the Worcester (Massachusetts) Telegram & Gazette, 28 January 2009
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Photos Claire Farley Martin
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Sources - [S161] Franco-American Burials of Rhode Island, Gc 974.502 W88bt v. 3.
- [S161] Franco-American Burials of Rhode Island, Gc 974.502 W88bt v. 3.