Marie C. CORMIER

LEOMINSTER -- Marie C. “Claire” Cormier, of Leominster, formerly of Shirley, died Monday, Dec. 19, at HealthAlliance Hospital/Leominster, after long illness. She was born in Shirley, on May 18, 1930, the daughter of the late John B. and Clarice (Gionet) Cormier. For the past 50 years, Mrs. Cormier had been a resident of Leominster. She had spent her early life in Shirley where she attended the schools and later attended St. Bernard’s Central Catholic High School, Fitchburg. Mrs. Cormier was employed in the restaurant industry, and had been a longtime employee of the former King’s Corner Restaurant in Leominster for many years. She is survived by one brother, Robert Cormier of Fayetteville, N.C.; two sisters, Dolores Nowokunski of Fitchburg and Dorothy Rockwood and her husband, David, of Sumter, S.C.; as well as several nieces and nephews. CORMIER -- On Dec. 19, Marie C. “Claire” Cormier, of Leominster. Funeral from the Shirley Funeral Home, 6 Harvard Road, on Thursday at 9 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Phoenix Street, Shirley. Relatives and friends kindly invited to attend. Burial in St. Anthony’s Cemetery. Published in the Sentinel & Enterprise on 12/21/2005.