Obituary of Claire L. Greene

Claire L. Greene, 90, formerly of Quaddick Town Farm Road, Thompson, CT, died Sunday April 26, 2015 at the Matulaitis Nursing Home in Putnam, CT. She was born February 19, 1925 in Thompson, daughter of the late Joseph A. and Delvina (Bourque) Lafontaine. She graduated from Teacher's College of Connecticut in 1945, later teaching English and typing at Arlington (Va.) High School, before moving to Sarasota, where she worked as a legal secretary for her husband, Gale. She had made her home in Thompson and Sarasota Florida for many years, moving to Carriage Square in North Grosvenordale, CT in 2008. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in North Grosvenordale. She leaves two sons, Jay Greene and his wife Olya of Harper Woods, MI and Jeff Greene and his wife Amy of Sarasota, FL, her grandchildren Tynan, Casey, Jordan, Michael, Daniel and great-grandson Royal Jaylen. She was predeceased by her daughter Marilyn Greene in 1985 and her husband Gale K. Greene in 1986. Funeral Service will be Friday, May 1, 2015 at 11:30 AM at the Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove Street, Putnam, CT. There will be a calling hour Friday from 10:30 to 11:30 AM at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Munyan Cemetery, Putnam. Share a memory with her family at www.smithandwalkerfh.com