CHAREST, Claire
1924 - 2020 (95 years)-
Name CHAREST, Claire Born 2 Nov 1924 Manville, Rhode Island 
[1] Gender Female Died 25 Apr 2020 Woonsocket, RI - Claire passed on the evening of April 25, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. She had moved to a nursing home several years earlier and her daughters visited her often, particularly Denise and Jeanne.
However, due to the pandemic and risk to elderly patients at the nursing home, all visitors including family and priests/ministers were banned. Claire spent the last months of her life without any family visitors, and was not able to have a Catholic priest provide the customary Last Rites for her.
A traditional funeral was not permitted, so Claire's daughters held a graveside service for just the three of them. A memorial service was held after pandemic-related bans on large gatherings was lifted. - Obituary from Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Claire M. Forand 94, formerly of Greene St., passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Woonsocket Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Leo J. Forand. Born in Manville, she was a daughter of the late Alphonse and Emilie (Frechette) Charest. Claire worked in the combing department of the former Argonne Worsted Mills for fifteen years, she also worked for the former Warwick Shoppers World and Univis Frames.
She is survived by a son Robert J. Forand of St. Petersburg, FL and three daughters Susan Joyal of Uxbridge, twins Jeanne Forand of Woonsocket, and Denise Pincince of Worcester, a sister Lucille Duclos of Maryland, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by siblings George, Armand, and Rosaire Charest, Theresa Gaunt, Rita Danese, Noella Papagno, and Margaret Volpe.
A Funeral Mass and burial will be held at a later date and time.
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Person ID I9 Charest Genealogy Last Modified 17 Aug 2020
Father CHAREST, Ildephonse, b. 19 Mar 1891, Upton, Quebec, Canada , d. 20 Jan 1945, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (Age 53 years) Relationship Birth Mother FRECHETTE, Emelie, b. 22 Nov 1889, St. Didace, Quebec, Canada , d. 3 Jun 1957, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (Age 67 years) Relationship Birth Married 4 Oct 1916 Joliette, Quebec, Canada Photos 
The Charest Family, Descendants of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest
A family photograph of all nine children of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest. Taken during a family reunion in the early 1980s. This was the last time all nine children were together, as Margaret would pass several years later.
From Left to right, top row:
Rita, Noella, George, Lucille, Margaret
Second Row:
Clair, Joe, Armand, Theresa
Ildephonse Charest and Emilie Frechette
Ildephonse Charest and Emilie Frechette, unknown year taken. Possibly another photo taken on their wedding day.
Wedding Photo of Claire Charest and Leo Forand
Wedding photo of the Charest family at the wedding of Claire Charest and Leo Forand. From left to right:
Louis George Charest, __, __, __, __, __, __, __ .Documents 
Genealogy of the Charest Family
A detailed genealogy of the Charest family, as researched by Roger Forbes. Much of his source information comes from French-language documents maintained at the French-American Association, Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Summary of Deceased Family Members
A summary of birth and death dates of members of the extended Charest family, descendents of Ildephonse Charest and Emily Frenchette. This document was developed as a collaboration between Roger Forbes and Pauline (Hurteau) Watson. As Pauline wrote:
"This is a project that was undertaken because one of my nephews wanted to know when some of our relatives passed away. I thought it was a very important and necessary project to do and Roger offered to help locate some of the dates. This project was very hard to do and brought back many, many memories. It was done with lots of love and many tears."
This document should be considered a primary source reference for the dates shown.Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family FORAND, Leo Married - Claire and Leo were married for 62 years on the month Leo passed away.
Children + 1. FORAND, Susan 2. FORAND, Jeanne 3. FORAND, Denise [Birth] 4. FORAND, Robert J Photos 
Leo Forand and Clair (Forand) Charest
Photo of Leo and Claire Forand. They were married for over 50 years at the time of Leo's passing.
Clair and Leo Forand
Portrait of Clair and Leo Forand, married for 62 years on the month Leo passed away
Denise and Jeanne Forand
Denise and Jeanne Forand, "The Twins." Photo taken in 1977
Leo Forand In The Army
Leo Forand in his Army uniform.
The Four Children of Leo Forand and Clair (Forand) Charest
The four children. In back; Bobby Forand
Front Row, From left: Jeanne, Susan, DeniseVideos 
Wedding of Clair Charest and Leo Forand
This is a video created by Paul Hurteau, using wedding photographs of Leo Forand and Clair Charest's weddingLast Modified 19 Aug 2021 Family ID F13 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Claire passed on the evening of April 25, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. She had moved to a nursing home several years earlier and her daughters visited her often, particularly Denise and Jeanne.
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Photos The Charest Family, Descendants of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest
A family photograph of all nine children of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest. Taken during a family reunion in the early 1980s. This was the last time all nine children were together, as Margaret would pass several years later.
From Left to right, top row:
Rita, Noella, George, Lucille, Margaret
Second Row:
Clair, Joe, Armand, Theresa
Denise Forand, Jeanne Forand, Clair Forand
The twin sisters Denise and Jeanne Forand, with their Mother Clair. Photo taken April 4, 2015. At the time Clair was living in a Senior Citizens center.Leo Forand and Clair (Forand) Charest
Photo of Leo and Claire Forand. They were married for over 50 years at the time of Leo's passing.Wedding Photo of Claire Charest and Leo Forand
Wedding photo of the Charest family at the wedding of Claire Charest and Leo Forand. From left to right:
Louis George Charest, __, __, __, __, __, __, __ .
Documents 
Clair (Forand) Charest Funeral Card
Funeral card for Clair (Forand) Charest, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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Sources - [S2] Security Questionnaire, US Military Document, 2 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2] Security Questionnaire, US Military Document, 2 (Reliability: 3).