Carmela "Claire" A. Monahan

Carmela Ann “Claire” Monahan, 87, of Laurel passed away on Friday March 29, 2019.

She was born on July 16, 1931 to

Ernest and Etta (Lombardo) Manera in Providence Rhode Island.

Claire moved to Laurel in 1971 and worked at the Laurel Race Course for 25 years

She is survived by her brother John Manera, FL; a niece Denise Shanos, FL; a nephew Alex Manera of MO; and special family friends John and Marsha Lenzini of PA.

She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph E. Monahan.

She will be entoumbed with her husband at St. Anns Cemetery, Cranston, RI.

A memorial mass will be celebrated on Monday April 29, 2019 at 10:30 AM at St. Mary of the Mills, Catholic Church, Laurel, MD