Claire C. White

Claire C. White
Claire C. White, age 87, of Massillon, passed away December 10, 2008 at Affinity Medical Center. Claire was born October 15, 1921 in Steubenville, OH to the late Joseph and Katherine (Boxdorfer) Colin. During World War II, she worked in Washington, DC for the War Production Board and later for the United Nations when it was located in Washington, DC. While a nursing student at Georgetown University she met her husband Rev. Maurice D. White whom she married in 1947 and shared a 39 year marriage. In Massillon she was employed as a secretary for the Massillon Schools. Claire was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, a Sunday School Teacher, a Circle Leader, member of Parish Fellowship Committee, member of Welfare and Social Action Committee, Church Choir and served many church funeral dinners since 1962. She was a Red Cross Volunteer for 35 years and volunteered for The ELCA Synod Office of NE Ohio for 20 years. She was the most giving person you would ever want to meet, she delighted in helping others. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Maurice D. White (1986), a sister and two brothers. She is survived by four children, M. Douglas and Becky White of Massillon, Christine and Robert Gray of Centerville, Amy C. White of the residence and Kimberly A. White of Ashland; two sisters, Alice Minto of Wintersville and Betty Dasch of New Concord; four grandchildren, Austin White, Landon White, Jennifer Mays and Jonathan Gray; and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Massillon. Burial will be at Brookfield Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon and from 10 a.m. until the service at the church. Memorials can be sent to St. Paul's ELCA Benevolence Fund. Messages of support and sympathy can be sent to the family at www.paquelet.com
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