Claire O'Rourke

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Monday, August 24, 2009 - 10:17am

Claire Marie (Manning) O’Rourke, 75, the loving wife of Frank D. O’Rourke of Berlin, died Wednesday afternoon at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain. Born in Danvers, Massachusetts, she graduated from Somerville High School in Massachusetts, and was a member of St. Paul’s Church. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Kevin O’Rourke of Berlin, three daughters, Judith O’Rourke of Burnsville, North Carolina, Laura Ouellette of New Haven, and Meg O’Rourke of Warren, Rhode Island, a sister, Dorothy Kelly of Somerville, Massachusetts, three grandchildren, Fawn Ouellette, and Kevin and Sarah Maher, two nieces and one nephew, Patricia, Susan, and Richard Kelly, and a caregiver and close friend, Stasia Wyszynski.  Friends and relatives are invited to call at Porter’s Funeral Home, 111 Chamberlain Highway, Berlin, on Wednesday from 5-7pm. Services and burial will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Directions to the funeral home can be found at www.portersfuneral.com

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