SPRING HILL, Fla. — Claire (Martel) McDonough, 91, passed away Dec. 15, 2016, in Spring Hill, Fla., after a brief illness, predeceased by her husband, Edward William McDonough of Lynn. She was born in Lynn, daughter of William and Bina (Cordeau) Martel. She was a member of St. Mary’s Parish in Lynn, graduating from St. Mary’s High School in 1943, and married at St. Mary’s Church, June, 1947. She was the co-owner / business manager of McDonough’s Wrought Iron & Fence in Salem. She moved to Florida with her husband in 1981. Claire is survived by seven children: Joyce M. McDonough, Rochester of N.Y.; Jeffrey McDonough of Beverly; Julie A. McDonough of Salem; Janice R. McDonough of Dartmouth; Jody B. McDonough (Robert Rosata) of Scituate; Jacquie Coté (Todd Burton) of Albuquerque, N.M.; and Jennifer McDonough (David Barnaby) of Albuquerque, N.M. She leaves six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Richard Martel of Temecula, Calif., and Robert Martel of Bullhead, Ariz.
Service information: Services will be held at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Spring Hill at 10 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2016. (http://hosting-24664.tributes.com/obituary/show/Claire-Martel-McDonough-104255927?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss). A memorial service will be held in Lynn in the spring.