CLARA LANIER VERNA

(1932 – 2025) At the Montreal General Hospital, on Monday, November 24, 2025, at the age of 93, Clara Verna (née Lanier) passed away, after a courageous struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. Devoted mother of Henry-Donald (Lise), Josèfe Marie, Gaëtane (Gaétan), Stefan, and Mahalia (David). Cherished grandmother of Savannah, Keegan, Kayla and Audrey; Shabaka (Salim) and Perseus; Léontyne and Edwige; Benjamin and Lydia; Clara Alicia and Joseph Jacob. Proud great-grandmother to Liam. She will be missed by the Alcindor family, many relatives, friends, colleagues and the thousands of students to whom she taught in Haïti, Congo, and Quebec during a teaching career that spanned more than 40 years. Predeceased by her husband, Doctor Joseph Marie Verna; and her daughter, Gelsy. The family will gather on Friday, December 12, 2025, from 5 to 8 p.m. at: Mount Royal Funeral Complex, 1297 Chemin de la Forêt, Outremont, Québec, H2V 2P9, Tel. (514) 279-6540, www.mountroyalcem.com. Funeral service to be held on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 10 a.m. in the Outremont Chapel of the Mount Royal Funeral Complex. Donations in her memory may be made to support the St. Nicholas Hospital in Saint-Marc, Haïti (alongsidehope.org/SaintNicholasHospital/).