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Claire Sawyer Obituary

Sawyer, Claire E. (nee Hart), age 87, passed away December 5th, in Sedona, AZ, born March 31, 1917, in Chicago, she had lived for many years in Homewood, IL, and Redington Beach, FL, before moving to Sedona, AZ, recently. A homemaker, Claire was a founding member of St. John Episcopal Church in Flossmoor, IL and a lifetime member of Olympia Fields C.C. She was the wife of the late Charles Sawyer (April 9, 1969), mother of Carol (Thomas) Ising of Homewood, IL, Constance Baldwin of Sedona, AZ, Claire (Dennis) Nardoni of Olympia Fields, IL, and Christine (Hank) Nyenhuis of Crown Point, IN. She was beloved by her eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren and preceded in death by her brother and sister-in-law, Edward and Florence Hart. Burial was private. Memorial services are pending. For further information please call: Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home, Chicago Heights, IL. 708-481-9230

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 12, 2004.

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Judy (Koons) Alexander

December 20, 2004

Chris, Claire, Connie and Carol and families - my mother certainly treasured her friendship with Claire Sr. all these many years. Oh, the things they used to do together! I'm so glad they were able to chat on the phone a few months back - it was as if they were transported back to Flossmoor days. My mother loved hearing about what all the Sawyer girls were up to. Your mom was so proud of all of you. She was a lovely person and I loved knowing her too.



Love to all,

Sandy & John Marinucci

December 13, 2004

Dear Claire, Connie, Carol & Chris,

We were saddened to hear of the death of your beloved mother and extend our deepest sympathies to you and your families.



Love, Sandy & John Marinucci

Randy Holm

December 12, 2004

Dear Carol, Kali, Claire & Chris, and other family members,



You have all my sympathy.



There are so many special memories of living next door to the Sawyer family amd growing up with all of you from Kindergarden through high school and beyond.



One particular memory about your Mom is when I was,maybe, nine years old and way up in a tree and ,of course, fell out and landed on a rock face first. Your Mom heard me screeming and came running over and quickly put me at ease and called my Mom who took me to the Dr..



Thanks to Carol and Tom, who made it possible for me to see her again a few years ago or so at the family reunion at their house. I'll always remember her.



Love,



Randy

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