Claire R. (Salvio) Laffin, November 10, 1922 - July 24, 2007.

WORCESTER Claire R. (Savio) Laffin formerly of Methuen, MA passed away on July 24 after a long illness.

Claire leaves her son, Charles Laffin and daughter-in-law Fran Laffin of Worcester; daughter, Alice Farrell and son-in-law John Farrell For other uses, see John Farrell (disambiguation).

John Farrell VC (b. March 1826 in Dublin, d. 31 August 1865) was a soldier and Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to of Pelham Noun 1. Pelham - a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle
bit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" NH; daughter, Jacqueline Scanlon and son-in-law Frank Scanlon of Manchester, NH; son, Maurice Laffin and daughter-in-law Joyce Laffin of Worcester; and son, Thomas Laffin and daughter-in-law Linda Laffin of Clinton, MA; 10 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Claire is predeceased by her husband, Thomas Michael Laffin with whom she was married for over 50 years.

Claire was born in Lawrence, MA on November 10, 1922. She graduated from Lawrence High School Lawrence High School may refer to:

In the US:

Lawrence High School (Kansas), in Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence High School (New Jersey), in Lawrence, New Jersey
Lawrence High School (New York), in Cedarhurst, New York

. Claire married her husband in 1942. They spent most of their lives in the Lawrence and Methuen area raising their family and later moved to St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg (often shortened to St. Pete) is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The city is known as a vacation destination for North American and European vacationers, as well as a politically important battleground in U.S. Presidential politics. . Claire worked for Raytheon in Andover, MA for 30 years. Claire loved to read, travel, and go to the beach. She moved back to Worcester in 2002. She was a member of St. Georges church and was a devout catholic.

Claire battled Alzheimers disease for the past 5 years. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Alzheimers Association, Watertown, MA. www.alzmass.org

The funeral will be held on Monday July 30 from Caswell King Funeral Home, 474 Grove St., Worcester. Calling hours will be from 9:00-10:00 a.m at the funeral home followed by a Mass at 10:30 a.m at St. Georges Church, 40 Brattle brat·tle Scots
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intr.v. St., Worcester. Burial will be in the Worcester County Worcester County is the name of several counties in the United States of America:

Worcester County, Maryland
Worcester County, Massachusetts

Memorial Cemetery, Paxton.

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