Claire E. (Allen) Roy

June 24, 1922 - October 5, 2018

FITCHBURG – Claire E. (Allen) Roy, 96, of Fitchburg, died Friday October 5, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Ashburnham surrounded by her loving family. Claire was born in Fitchburg on June 24, 1922 a daughter of the late Adelard and Leontine (Boucher) Allen and has lived in the City for most of her life outside of nine years when she resided in Lady Lake, FL. She had worked at the Parkhill Plaza CVS for several years prior to her retirement in 2007. Before that she worked at the former Allen’s Foods on River St. in Fitchburg and later North Main St. in Leominster. Claire was a talented knitter and enjoyed puzzles, golf and the Boston Red Sox. Her first husband Ray Gravelle died in 1968 and her second husband Leon Roy died in 1995. She leaves a son, Mark E. Gravelle and his wife Emily of Gardner; a daughter, Judith A. Hughes and her husband John of Ashburnham; five grandchildren, Jennifer Brandt, James Hughes and his wife Jennifer, Ashley Gravelle, Sydney Gravelle and Samuel Pearson; three great-grandchildren, Claire Brandt, Lilly Martinez and Rowan Hughes; a step-daughter, Beverly Meador of Albuquerque, NM and many nephews and nieces. In addition to her husbands she is predeceased by an infant son and infant daughter; two brothers, Francis Allen and Robert Allen; a sister, Rita Bunnell and two step-sons, Kenneth Roy and Ronnie Roy. The family wishes to thank the staff at Health Alliance Home Health and Hospice, especially Lisa, for their compassionate care. Her funeral will be held on Friday, October 12, 2018 at 11 AM in the Isabelle and Anderson Funeral Home, 316 Clarendon St., Fitchburg followed by a burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Fitchburg. The family will receive friends and family on Friday morning prior to the funeral from 10 to 11 AM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105, or to Boys Town, 14100 Crawford St., Boys Town, NE 68010. For further information or to leave an online condolence please visit www.andersonfuneral.com