- Date Of Birth: March 4, 1935
- Date Of Death: December 22, 2022
- State: Massachusetts
HAVERHILL – Claire E. (Brochu) Longton, 87, of Haverhill, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 22, 2022.
Born in Uxbridge, MA on March 4, 1935. Daughter of Joseph and Irene Brochu. Raised in Uxbridge and graduated from Uxbridge High School, class of 1952. She worked at Pelland Bros. and married A. Courtney Longton in 1954. They moved to New Jersey for a brief period, before settling in North Andover, MA. They resided there for 30 years and were parishioners of St. Michael Parish.
She was a very dedicated wife and mother, homemaker and very skilled with all handwork crochet, knitting, embroidery as well as an excellent seamstress (clothing). She loved music, singing and had choir experience while in Uxbridge. After Courtney’s retirement they moved to Haverhill in 1987 and became members of Sacred Hearts Parish.
Claire was very dedicated to raising her children and to her family.
She is survived by her very loving husband of 68 years, A. Courtney Longton; children David Longton and his wife Jan Yang, Alan Longton and his wife Mary Jo MacLean and Cynthia Norris and husband Kelly Norris; siblings Richard Brochu, Roland Brochu, Ernest Brochu and Lorraine Duso; nine grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Deceased family members include her daughter Karen Hamilton; siblings Henry Brochu, Germaine Kloczkowski and Rita Radzik.
