Rita Claflin Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Rita Claflin of Marblehead, Massachusetts, born in Brooklyn, New York, who passed away on June 27, 2021, at the age of 86, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Florence Keevers (Birmingham) and William Keevers; her sister Marybeth Kelleher (Keevers); and her former husband Larry Claflin. She is survived by: her sister Carol Corcoran (Keevers); her children, Kara McGrath (Joe McGrath), Holly Sullivan (Joe Lucero) and Larry Claflin Jr. (Heather Cushman); her grandchildren, Hannah Matsubara, Bonnie Oliveira (Daniel Oliveira), Thomas, Patrick and Noel Sullivan; and her great grandchildren, Verne, Abigail and Natalie Oliveira.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Colontown, an organization that she believed in which provides support for colorectal cancer survivors, patients and caregivers, at http://www.colontown.org will be held on Saturday July 10, 2021 beginning at 12:00 Noon at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, located at 85 Atlantic Ave Marblehead.
