LIVERMORE — Claire T. Parker, 83, a longtime resident of Livermore, passed away Wednesday evening, Sept. 12, with her loving family by her side. She was born Aug. 20, 1935, in Chisholm, the daughter of Joseph and Laura (Guerin) Therrien.
Claire graduated from Livermore Falls High School in 1953. On April 16, 1953, she married Richard Parker at St. Rose of Lima Church in Jay. She was a teller at Key Bank in Livermore Falls and Wilton. She was a communicant at St. Rose of Lima Church, and a member of the Livermore Trailblazers Snowmobile Club and the Family Wellness Center. Claire enjoyed playing cards with her grandchildren and running the blackjack table at the casino. She spent a lot of time with her family in Rangeley, in Old Orchard and on Long Pond in Livermore. She especially loved camping at Moosehead Lake with her loving husband.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Richard Parker, of Livermore; her children Pamela Manter and her husband, James; Debra Kendall and her husband, Frank; Cynthia Young and her husband, Earl; Patricia McDaniel and her husband, Lee; and Rick Parker and his wife, Julia, all of Livermore; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and her sisters-in-law Edith Savage of Greene and Lou Therrien of Cummings, Ga.
She was predeceased by her brothers Francis, Rene, Roland, Leo, Norman and Ronald Therrien, and sisters Rita LaBrecque, Theo Gallant, Jeanette Roy and Yvette Hatch-Mallett.
Messages of condolence may be shared with the family at www.finleyfuneralhome.com.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, at St. Rose of Lima Church, 1 Church St., Jay. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, 445 Park St., Livermore Falls. If desired, contributions may be made in Claire’s memory to Spruce Mountain Ski Club, P.O. Box 113, Jay, ME 04239, or Area Youth Sports, P.O. Box 363, Jay, ME 04239.
Claire T. Parker
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