MORRISSEY, Claire C. (O'Donnell)- Of Hopedale, formerly of East Boston and Malden, August 20th. Wife of Ronald E. Devoted mother of Kathleen "KC" Abbott and her husband Gary of Southborough, Patricia "Tish" Dion and her husband Brian of Saugus and Claire Niemiec and her husband Gary of Wilmington. Beloved sister of John H. O'Donnell and his wife Jackie of NC and the late William O'Donnell. Cherished grandmother of Holly, Autumn, Heather, Harry and Sabrina. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend a Funeral from the Carroll Funeral Home, 721 Salem Street, (Maplewood Square) MALDEN on Monday, August 25th at 9 AM followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Jospeh's Church, 770 Salem St., Malden at 10 o'clock. Visiting Hours in the Carroll Funeral Home on Sunday from 3-7 PM. Committal Services are private.
Born in Arlington and growing up in East Boston, where she attend and graduated from Fitton Hgh School, Claire at 77 years of age passed away at the Milford Regional Medical Center Wednesday morning. A resident of Hopedale for the last 20 years, she began her banking career with New England Merchants bank which became Bank of New England. She retired as a trust officer for Shawmut Bank after her previous employer , Framingham Trust was bought and incorporated into Shawmut Bank.
In her leisure time, she enjoyed knitting, reading, crossword puzzles, her many trips to Mohegan Sun and Foxwood and her extensive traveling throught the world, most notably, laska, Hawaii, Panama, Europe and favorites, the Isle of Capri and Ireland.