Claire M. Durand

Rumford – Claire M. (Doucette) Durand, 84, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the former wife of the late Roger H. Durand of Lincoln, Rhode Island. Claire was a long-time resident of Rumford. She cherished time spent with her family and friends. Over the years she became the center of the Durand family, building unique relationships with each of her four children and their extended families. In that time, Claire brought joy to all she met. Even during these latest times of illness, over the past four months, she greeted her family and medical workers, daily, with a smile on her face and a promise that she loved them.  In illness and in good health, Claire was a joy to all those around her. To know Claire was to love her.  She will be fondly and lovingly remembered and sadly missed, especially by her children with whom she always had daily contact. Claire leaves one daughter, Karen Durand of Pawtucket; three sons, Rev. Roger H. Durand, II of Wells, Maine and...