Claire Therese (Fogarty) Mills

Claire Therese (Fogarty) Mills, 69, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at her home in Newbury surrounded by family. Claire was the youngest child born to James and Margaret (Hackett) Fogarty of Malden on April 26, 1955. Claire attended the Immaculate Conception School and Girls’ Catholic High School in Malden and Burdett College in Boston. When Claire was a teenager, she met her husband of 50 years, Michael Mills, on Plum Island, where both families had summer homes. Together, they have two daughters, Denise Mills and Julie (Mills) Gagnon. Claire had a 40-year career with the Newburyport Bank and was an active member in the community. Claire will be remembered most for her incredible dedication as a wife, mother, and especially as a Nana to her five grandchildren; Mathew, Olivia, and Lindsey Mills and Maxwell and Vaughn Gagnon. Claire is loved and missed by her husband, daughters, grandchildren, son-in-law, James Gagnon, siblings; Eleanor Lane, James and Mary Lou Fogarty, John Fogarty, Vincent and Judy Fogarty, Mary and Stan Kench, and Margaret and Ray Mills, as well as her brother- and sister- in-law, Stephen and Donna Mills. Claire touched the hearts of many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Family and friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 PM on Wednesday July 10, 2024 at the Twomey, LeBlanc, & Conte Funeral Home 193 High St. Newburyport, MA 01950. Her Funeral Mass will be Celebrated at 10:30 AM on Thursday July 11, 2024 at Immaculate Conception Church followed by burial at Oakhill Cemetery. Friends are asked to meet at Church for her Mass on Thursday.

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