Santa Fe New Mexican, The (NM) - December 18, 1997

Deceased Name: Marguerite Claffey

Marguerite Claffey, who had a long association with St. Vincent Hospital and was a major contributor to the health-care profession in Santa Fe, died recently at her home. She was 89. Claffey was born Sept. 26, 1908, in Denver, where she attended Loretto Heights College. She later studied at the University of Southern California, the University of New Mexico, Highlands University and the College of Santa Fe. With aspirations of becoming a foreign correspondent, she majored in journalism, public relations and professional writing. Claffey was sent to Paris by her father at age 19 to broaden her education, but she grew homesick and returned to Denver. She married Dr. Frank Claffey on Nov. 30, 1929, and had two children: Frank L. Claffey and Thomas H. Claffey. She served as director of public relations at St. Vincent Hospital and was associated with the hospital for a quarter of a century, beginning as a volunteer in 1952, and ending her career as director of patient services and community relations. She was the first president of the New Mexico Hospital Auxiliaries. She also wrote a bilingual book for the hospital which gained her national recognition as a first of its kind in the health-care field. She was responsible for writing to the Mother General of the Sisters of Charity in Cincinnati to ask for a ''qualified administrator'' for St. Vincent Hospital. Sister Mary Joaquin was sent to run the hospital and the two became lifelong friends. After her father died, Claffey also took charge of the family businesses, which included ranches and a store in Chama, property in La Jolla and the Burns Bank in Colorado. Claffey's New Mexico heritage traces back to 1693, when Padre Gallegos came here as a colonist. His brother and Claffey's great-grandfather, Jose Pablo Gallegos, settled in El Rito and went into sheep and cattle ranching. She also could trace her father's family to John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. In New Mexico, both her grandfather and her great-grandfather were in the Territorial Legislature. A politician, rancher and banker, her father served in the Indian Service at the opening of the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma and later as Indian agent for the Utes in Ignacio, Colo. He also held the office of state treasurer and state highway commissioner in New Mexico. Her mother's family came from Ovieda, Spain. Her grandmother Josefa Gallegos married Tom Burns, an Irishman, who came to New Mexico via Fort Union during the Civil War, settling in Tierra Amarilla. Claffey served as a registered lobbyist at the state Legislature, where her proficiency earned her the respect of then-Speaker of the House Bruce King, who referred to her has his ''gal Friday.'' She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank J. Claffey and her son, the late Dr. Frank L. Claffey. She is survived by her son, Tom Claffey and wife Sylvia; and three granddaughters, all the daughters of the late Frank Caffrey: Gayle Kearns of Overland Park, Kan., Marilyn Claffey of Wilton Manors, Fla., and Karen Claffey of Santa Monica, Calif. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. on Friday at Cristo Rey Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to Monastery of Christ in the Desert, P.O. Box 270, Abiqui£, N.M. 87510-0270.

Union-News (Springfield, MA) - December 19, 1998

Deceased Name: John J. Claffey

SPRINGFIELD John J. Claffey Jr., 78, a retired conductor for the Boston & Maine Railroad, died Thursday after a long illness. He worked for the railroad for 41 years, retiring in 1981. Born in Salem, he was a 1939 graduate of Salem High School. He was an Army veteran of World War II and assigned to the 725th Railroad Operating Battalion Station in India. He was a former secretary and treasurer for the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and United Transportation Union, Local 587. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Indian Orchard Council 160; American Legion Post 26 and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2571, both in Hartford, Vt. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church and active on its Bingo Committee. He leaves his wife of 48 years, Eileen A. (Kelly); three daughters, Mary Janeczek of Ludlow, Ann Gervais of Westfield and Ellen Mantolesky of the Feeding Hills section of Agawam; two sons, Kevin J. of Springfield and John M. of East Longmeadow; a sister, Catherine Cloutier of Salem; two brothers, Arthur of Beverly and William of Salem; and 12 grandchildren. The funeral will be Monday morning from Sampson Chapel of the Acres and in the church, with burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Calling hours are Sunday afternoon and evening. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Endowment Fund, 51 Rosewell Ave., Springfield, Ma., 01119 or to the Hospice of Western New England, 50 Maple St., Box 9058, Springfield, MA 01102.

Macon Telegraph, The (GA) - March 17, 1999

Deceased Name: CLAFFEY, Estelle C.

died Monday, March 15, 1999, at age 87. Formerly of Brockport and Spencerport, N.Y., she was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Francis Claffey Sr. and son, Francis Claffey Jr. She is survived by daughter, Janet Claffey of Macon, Ga.; and beloved dogs, Maggie and Greta. Service and interment will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Estelle's memory to St. Jude's Church Building Fund or Masses, c/o St. Jude's Church, 4100 Lyell Road, Rochester, N.Y. 14606. Leo M. Bean Funeral Home, Inc., Rochester, N.Y., (716) 235-4134 has charge of arrangements.

Orange County Register, The (Santa Ana, CA) - April 16, 1999

Deceased Name: Yvonne Marie Claffey

Yvonne Marie Claffey, 72, of Garden Grove, a homemaker, died April 14, 1999, of cardiac arrest. Services: 1 p.m. today, Melrose Abbey Funeral Home & Memorial Park, Anaheim. Survivors: daughter, Melinda Richards; sons, Mark, Scott; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Hartford Courant, The (CT) - April 30, 1999

Deceased Name: CLAFFEY, ANNE M.

CLAFFEY, Anne M. -Anne M. Claffey, 94, formerly of Woodland St., Hartford, widow of Michael K. Claffey, died Wednesday (April 28, 1999). Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, December 11, 1904, daughter of the late Patrick and Margaret McBride, she resided in Hartford many years. Prior to retiring, she was employed by Royal Typewriter Co. and Phoenix Mutual Ins. Co., both of Hartford. She was a longtime communicant at the Cathedral of St. Joseph and the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows. She was a lifelong memberof the Irish American Home Society, Glastonbury, she was a member of The Ladies of LaSalette, Parkville Seniors and attended daycare at Avery Heights, Hartford. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia A. Kraus and her husband Richard of Ellington; herdaughter, Helen C. Monahan of Dunedin, FL; her son, Donald J. Claffey and his wife Dora of Albuquerque, NM; her son, Thomas M. Claffey and his wife Sheila of St. Johnsbury, VT; her grandchildren, Robert J. Kraus and his wife Sherry of Ellington; LaurieA. Kraus of Manchester; Denise A. Claffey of Boston, MA; Capt. Michael Claffey and his wife Staci of Maryland; and Gail Bouley and her husband Jeff of Florida. She also leaves her six beloved great-grandchildren, Renee, Brandon, Zachary, Spencer, Jessie, and Emilee. The family would like to express their gratitude and sincere appreciation for the wonderful care and kindness extended to them by the nursing staff at the Fox Hill Center, Rockville. Friends may call at the Ahern Funeral Home, 180 Farmington Ave., Hartford, on Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. Funeral Procession from the Ahern Funeral Home will be at 10 a.m. followed by the funeral liturgy in the Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery, Tariffville. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Cathedral of St. Joseph, 140 Farmington Ave., Hartford, 06105.

Asbury Park Press (Neptune, NJ) - September 21, 1999

Deceased Name: MARJORIE CLAFFEY JORDAN

MARJORIE CLAFFEY JORDAN, 77, of BRIELLE and West Palm Beach, Fla., died Saturday at Brick Hospital. She was a head nurse at Beth Israel Hospital, Newark, and attained the status of nurse practitioner with the Veterans Administration Hospital, East Orange, in charge of the hypertension unit. She retired in 1982. She was a communicant of St. Denis Roman Catholic Church, Manasquan, and St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church, Lake Worth, Fla. She attained both her bachelor's and master's degrees at Seton Hall University, South Orange. Born in Newark, she grew up in Union and lived there until moving to Brielle and West Palm Beach 15 years ago. Surviving are her husband of 15 years, John M. Jordan a stepson, John S. Jordan of New Jersey two stepdaughters, Kathleen Kalck of Illinois, and Nancy Kuhn of New Jersey a brother, Walter Claffey of Illinois two sisters, Dorothy Leone of Lakewood, and Gertrude Ghuzzi of Union 10 step-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, 39 South St., Manasquan. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Denis Church, Manasquan. Interment will follow in St. Anne's Cemetery, Wall. Donations in her memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 2550 Route 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-4301.

Indianapolis Star, The (IN) - February 1, 2000

Deceased Name: RICHARD E. CLAFFEY

RICHARD E. CLAFFEY , 89, Indianapolis, died Jan. 30. He was a meat cutter 20 years for L.E. Kincaid & Sons, retiring in 1996. Previously, he was a meat cutter 20 years for Keystone Meat Market. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 34. Mr. Claffey also was a member of Millersville Masonic Lodge 126 and the Scottish Rite. Memorial contributions may be made to Lockerbie Square United Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Services: 1 p.m. Feb. 3 in Flanner & Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary, with calling from 4 to 9 p.m. Feb. 2 and from noon Feb. 3. Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery. Survivors: wife Mary Jane Batt Claffey stepchildren Susan Keesling , Michael, Gregg Travis brother Robert W. Claffey sisters Thelma McLeod, Louise Hendrick six stepgrandchildren.

Lewiston Morning Tribune (ID) - March 9, 2000

Deceased Name: Frankie Claffey, 73

EUGENE, Ore. -- Frankie (Mom) Claffey, 73, of Orofino, died Wednesday at her daughter's home in Eugene. A memorial service will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Orofino.

Lewiston Morning Tribune (ID) - March 10, 2000

Deceased Name: Frankie (Mom) Claffey, 73, resident of Orofino

OROFINO -- A memorial service for Frankie D. (Mom) Claffey will be held at 1 p.m. March 18 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall here. The Orofino native died Wednesday of complications of diabetes at her daughter's home in Eugene, Ore. She was 73. The youngest of six children, she was born March 16, 1926, to Leo (Pa) and Isabella (Ma) Cyr in Orofino. She attended school at Grangemont and Orofino and graduated in 1944 from Orofino High School. She married James Claffey in 1949 at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Orofino. She was a homemaker. They made their home wherever her husband, an officer in the U.S. Army, was stationed, including Germany, Alaska, Fort Knox, Ky., and California. He retired from the Army in 1966 and they returned to the Orofino area. Her husband died in September 1993. Caring for her family was her career and she volunteered her time to cancer drives and Buddy Poppy sales with the VFW. Her hobbies included bowling, playing pinochle and cribbage and telling jokes. She and her husband supported needy children overseas and in the United States. Survivors include four sons, James F. Claffey of Weippe, Michael F. Claffey of Orofino, Joseph P. Claffey of Boise and Stephen D. Claffey of Post Falls; four daughters, Janet L. Burnham of Orofino, Susan M. Claffey of Kamiah, Patricia A. Claffey of Eugene and Kathleen M. Daniels of Weippe; one sister, Jerry Kelly of Salt Lake City; 25 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society or St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Box 1818, Memphis TN 83101-9903. Cremation has taken place.

Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA) - May 6, 2000

Deceased Name: WALTHAM - John J. Claffey

67, a longtime Cape summer resident, died Thursday at his home. He was the husband of Jeannette M. (Woods) Claffey. Born in Fitchburg, Mr. Claffey was raised in Auburndale before moving to Waltham 45 years ago. He was also a summer resident of the Cape for many years. He was a Korean War Army veteran. Mr. Claffey was the vice president of Specialized Ships for Patterson and Wylde Steam Ship Agency in Boston for many years until his retirement. Mr. Claffey was well known in local, state and national baseball circles. He was a former district commissioner for the State Babe Ruth League, past president of the Cape Cod Baseball League, former general manager of the Wareham and Hyannis teams in the Cape league, former scout for the Boston Red Sox, former vice president of Howe Sports Data, and a former member of the College Coaches Association of America and the Propeller Club of Boston. Besides his wife, he is survived by five children, Douglas J. Claffey of Hopkinton, Mark F. Claffey of Westford, Mary L. Cusano of Concord, Christopher J. Claffey of Framingham and Timothy M. Claffey of Waltham; a brother, James B. Claffey of South Boston; eight grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. The funeral will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday from the Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main St. (Route 20), Waltham, followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 51 Hall St., Waltham. Burial is in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham. Visiting hours are 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.