It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Claire Stark (Ouellette), who left us on April 14, 2026.

Born in Fall River, Massachusetts on June 28, 1947, Claire lived a life full of love, unwavering dedication, and resilience. Like a well-sewn garment, her life was intricately woven with threads of joy, challenges, triumphs, and enduring relationships, a testament to her occupation as a sewing machine operator in the textile industry.

Claire's happiness and contentment were contagious, radiating to everyone who had the privilege of knowing her.

Claire's love story with her companion, Thomas Gandesbury, was one of romance novels. They loved, laughed, and navigated life's intricacies together, leaving a legacy of love that will forever echo in the hearts of their descendants. Claire was the matriarch of her family, a role she held with grace and fortitude.

She is survived by her daughter, Theresa Stark, granddaughter, Lexis Maldonado. her great-grandchildren; Leah Almeida, Analise Charron, Theo Almeida, and Kallie Almeida, and Christopher K Ouellette and many other children that she thought of as her own her Her strength and love will continue to live on in them.

Claire was predeceased by her parents, Theresa Cross and Henry Ouellette, her son, Christopher Ouellette, and her grandson, Christopher. Her memory will forever be a beacon of light for her family, a reminder of a life well-lived and a woman well-loved. As we mourn her loss, we also celebrate a life lived with purpose, integrity, and an abundance of love. Claire is not truly gone, for she lives on in our hearts and memories.

We invite you to join us on Friday, April 24, 2026, 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM at the Southcoast Funeral Home, inside of the Ferreira Chapel, 1555 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 02723, to celebrate the wonderful life of Claire Stark.

We encourage you to share your favorite memories and upload photos of Claire to the memorial page. Your stories and pictures will help us keep her memory alive for generations to come.

The funeral home offers a lighted parking lot which is available on the corner of Boutwell and Pleasant Street, (opposite corner of the funeral home) and the facility has a handicap-accessible ramp and entrance.

Services are humbly entrusted into the care of Southcoast Funeral Homes at Ferreira Chapel "Celebrating A Life Well Lived"