Claire E. Hodgman

Mrs. Claire E. Hodgman, 65, of Cates Hill Road in Berlin, NH passed away on Wednesday afternoon October 24, 2007 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Berlin, NH on July 15, 1942 the daughter of Leon and Laurenda (Parent) Valliere and was a lifelong resident of Berlin. Prior to her retirement she worked for the Globe Department Store, Woolworths and Isaacson Steel. She loved camping and spending time with her good friend Joyce Douglass. Members of her family include her husband Larry Hodgman of Berlin, NH; two daughters Laurie Madore-Webb and her husband Albert of Lakeland, FL and Kathy Jewett and her husband Robert of Berlin, NH; three step children Paula Hamel and her husband Gerry of Milan, NH, Guy Hodgman and his wife Helen of Largo, FL and Scott Hodgman and his wife Beverly of Berlin, NH; nine grandchildren Kerry Lapointe, Troy Hamel, Tanya Fournier, Jaimie Goupil, Kellie Hodgman, Ryan Hodgman, Abbey Lafrance, Connor Jewett and Cael Jewett; six great grandchildren Mallory, Kolby, Christian, T.J., Michael and Isabella; two brothers Paul Valliere and his wife Nancy of Norway, ME and Ronald Valliere and his wife Sue of Berlin, NH; two sisters Louise Burbank of Nashua, NH and Jean Cooper of Loudon, NH; nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her parents; her first husband Albert Madore; a son Robert; a brother Robert; and grandsons Derek Hodgman and Nathan Hodgman. FUNERAL SERVICES will be held on Saturday morning October 27, 2007 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Avenue in Berlin. Interment will be in the Russian City Cemetery in Berlin, NH. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening from 6 to 9 PM. Donations in her memory may be made to the Coos County Activities Fund, 364 Cates Hill Road, Berlin, NH 03570 or to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766.