Claudette Gates Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Claudette Gates (Newark, New Jersey), who passed away at the age of 85, on November 2, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Claudette Gates to show support.
Though Claudette has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Booker Strong and Odessa Strong; and her husband Charles Arthur Gates, Jr.. She is survived by: her sister Cynthia Moore of New Jersey; her sons, Charles S. Gates (Lani) of Virginia and Tyrone B. Gates of New Jersey; and her grandchildren, Tania R. Gates, Tiffany N. Gates of Maryland and Michael C. Lincoln (Trent) of California. She is also survived by other family members and friends.
