Claire Marie Armstrong (O'Neill), 88 of Marshfield, born and raised in Dorchester as the youngest of 14 children, died peacefully on Sunday, January 16th to join her husband of 57 years, Arthur Armstrong.

Beloved mother of Gail Taylor (Armstrong) and her husband Brian Taylor and their daughters, Grace and Rose; her son, Paul Armstrong and his children, Nick Armstrong and wife Krissy (Mansen) and their daughters, Sophie and Mary Kate, and James Armstrong and his wife Jenna (Lawrence), and Megan Armstrong; and son David Armstrong and wife Catherine (Cilento) and their children, David, Olivia, John, Harrison and Julia.

Known as a very strong minded woman, in her mid-thirties Claire fulfilled her dream to go into nursing. She graduated from Jordan Hospital School of Nursing as an LPN and worked for decades at Jordan Hospital, then later did private duty nursing.

She and her husband loved to travel – Russia when it was still the USSR, Africa riding elephants, European alps in a VW, Alaska wilderness tour and so very many cruises.

Claire loved the home they built as young 24 year olds and their "Christmas in July" pool parties were a big extended family event. Entertaining her grandchildren pool side and tending to her flowers always brought her such joy.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit with the family from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, January 21, 2022 at the MacDonald Funeral Home, 1755 Ocean Street in Marshfield. The Funeral Mass will then be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. in St. Christine Parish Church, 1295 Main Street in Marshfield. Interment will be in the Marshfield Hills Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to "North River Collaborative Learning Center", by mail to 198 Spring Street, Rockland, MA 02370 or online at https://northrivercollaborative.org/

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