Claire Janet Power of Tinton Falls passed away peacefully Nov. 6, 2023, surrounded by family. All who knew Claire remember her as a source of strength, caring and love and they mourn her loss.
Claire was born Aug. 8, 1937, to Albert and Anna Chassey in Brockton, Massachusetts. The youngest of four siblings, Claire is survived by her brother Raymond. Graduating Brockton High in 1954, she soon met her future husband, Peter Power. They wed April 6, 1958.
An avid lover of the arts and an accomplished artist herself, Claire taught herself to sketch, paint with oils, and play piano and guitar. She combined her love of music with her devotion to the church as a member of the Saint James folk choir and later the Monmouth Civic Chorus, with which she traveled and sang in some of the great cathedrals in Europe. Family, faith and music were cornerstones of Claire’s life.
To her family, she was a model of good sense and good action that still serves as an example to all.
Claire is survived by her children, Lisa Christman (Jim), Lynn deRouen (Mark), Chris (Diane), Amy Sergeant (Mark), Jill Beitel (Wade), Gary (Lynn), Sean (Suzanne) and Lauren; her grandchildren Arielle, Ashleigh, Emily, Morgan, Tyler, Samantha, Hilary, Madeline, Matthew, Abigail, Erin, Amelia, Peter, Evan, Tori, Thomas, Jack, Alana and Anna; and by her great-grandchildren, Liam, Hunter, Austen, Wyld, Clark, Mateo and Lola.
A memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 at Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad St., Red Bank. A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17 at Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Road, Fair Haven. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Middletown.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made by mail to The Seabrook Resident Care Fund, 3000 Essex Road, Tinton Falls, NJ 07753.
This article originally appeared in the November 16 – 22, 2023 print edition of The Two River Times.
