Clare D. Bernard Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Clare D. Bernard (Cheshire, Connecticut), born in New Haven, Connecticut, who passed away at the age of 83, on February 6, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Clare D. Bernard to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Leo Murray McMahon and Helen Fallon; her husband Joseph Bernard (Loyola); and her siblings, Leo Murray McMahon Jr., Gerard Anthony McMahon (Joan McMahon) and Helen Margaret Hootsmans-McMahon (Norbert Hootsmans).

She is survived by: her daughter Megan Marie Bernard of New York City; her nephew Norbert Hootsmans (Alice) of Boston, Massachusetts; her nieces, Helen Hootsmans (Bob Shea) of Williamsburg, VA and Ann Stiltner (Brian Stiltner) of Hamden, Connecticut; her great-nieces and great-nephews, Norbert Hootsmans Jr., Sarah Ali of Nashville, Tennessee, James, Kayla Hootsmans of Salem, Oregon, Philip Hootsmans, Mariana Prado Anaya of San Francisco, California, Brendan Stiltner of Boston and Grace Stiltner of Hamden, Connecticut; her great-aunt Kayla Hootsmans; Jonah James Hootsmans and James.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Legionaries of Christ Novitiate, 475 Oak Ave, Cheshire, CT 06410.