Born in New Bedford, she was a daughter of the late Leslie W. and Dorothy C. (Gleason) Baker.
Claire was a very talented artist who studied at Rhode Island School of Design.
She had worked as a nurse’s aide at Frances P. Memorial Hospital and was also a former cashier at Shaw’s in Fairhaven for several years.
Her family includes her sister, Leslie J. Donovan of Fairhaven and Hingham; her niece and nephews, Jennifer L. Beane of Plymouth, Todd Donovan and his wife Bernadette of Ohio and Tyler Donovan of Westport; her great nieces and nephews, Julia and Chloe Beane, Quinlan, Bexley, Briella, Braxley and Bobby Donovan; and many cousins. She was predeceased by her brother-in-law, Robert Donovan.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 from 9:30-11am with a Funeral Service at 11am in the Waring-Sullivan Home at Fairlawn, 180 Washington St., Fairhaven.
For online tributes, please visit: www.waring-sullivan.com