Claire Marie (Comeau) McCarthy, age 93, of Lynn, passed away on Wednesday September 18, 2024. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles J. McCarthy with whom she shared 68 years of marriage. Born on June 29, 1931, she was the youngest of three children to the late Charles and Marie (Saulnier) Comeau.
Claire was a graduate of the former St. Jean Baptiste High School, Class of 1948. She worked for 40 years for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance until her retirement in 1991. During her retirement years, Claire and Charlie traveled to Italy, France, Spain, Ireland, Hawaii, and Florida. Claire was loved by everyone and always enjoyed visiting with family and friends.
She is survived by her brother-in-law, William McCarthy and his wife Martha of Andover and Michael McCarthy and his wife Roseanne of Dedham, her niece, Phyllis Comeau of Londonderry NH and several other nieces and nephews throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Azerbaijan, and her very dear friend of 80 years, Jackie Melanson Ahern of Billerica.
A Visitation for Claire will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 9:00 am – 11:00 am in the Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, 157 Maple Street, Lynn. Her Funeral Mass will follow at 11:30 am in Sacred Heart Church, 571 Boston Street, Lynn. Burial to follow in Pine Grove Cemetery.
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