Claire A. Smith

Claire A. Smith, of Verona, NJ, died at home on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Relatives and friends are invited to participate in her Funeral Mass of Resurrection at Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church, 28 Lakeside Avenue, Verona on Saturday, May 10 at 10 am. Entombment will be in the Gate of Heaven Mausoleum, East Hanover. Visiting will be held at the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Friday from 4 to 7 pm.

Mrs. Smith attended Seton Hall University. She worked for the Prudential Insurance Company as a Junior Cost Reviewer. She later worked for Chr-Ill Service in Montclair and retired from there as the Director of Accounting Division.

She was a very active member of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Verona; served as a volunteer for the Friend Advocate Program of Essex County; the Willing Hearts Thrift Store in Caldwell and for Project Peace.

She was also a member of the Friendly Solos; the Catholic Daughters of America, Court 828 in Caldwell, in which she served as Treasurer; and the Rosary Society of St. Aloysius Church in Caldwell.

Mrs. Smith was predeceased by her parents, James and Elizabeth Doyle; her loving husband, Edward F. Smith; her brothers, Brother Walter Doyle, S.C. and William A. Doyle; her granddaughter, Theresa Smith; her sister-in-law, Alice Mae Doyle.

She is survived by her children, Marian & Edward Lemke, Christopher & Laurie Smith, Marguerite Smith & Janice Molinari; six grandchildren, Michelle Riggs & Stephen Riggs, David Lemke & Megan Byrum, Daniel Lemke & Lauren Fay, Brian Smith & Heather Barnett, Colleen Newman & John Newman, Dawn Coppolo & Scott Coppolo; 15 great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Endowment Fund of Our Lady of the Lake Church, 22 Lakeside Avenue, Verona NJ 07044 or to the Sisters of St. Dominic, One Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006.

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