Clare Allaire

January 10, 1944 - October 18, 2020

REXBURG, ID – Clare Allaire, 76, formerly of Colebrook, died on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in St. Anthony, Idaho, due to complications of the COVID-19 virus. She was born on Jan. 10, 1944, in Nashua, NH, a daughter to the late Elbridge E. and Cecile A. (Desmarais) Mansfield. Clare was raised in Nashua and was a graduate of Alvirne High School in Hudson. She later attended both Franklin Pierce and Hesser College in Nashua. For 15 years, Clare worked as a secretary for the NH Dept. of Health & Human Services. She was also a long-time foster parent in the Nashua area. She was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and she enjoyed playing the organ. She loved hand crafts, including crochet, knitting, sewing and counted cross-stitch. With her husband, she was also a former member of the Civil Air Patrol. Clare is survived by two brothers, John Mansfield (a.k.a. Brother Maurice, OCD) of Post Falls, ID, and Basil Mansfield of Nashua; two sisters, Sister Marie Mansfield of Arlington, Mass., and Louella Kennedy and husband Allen Kennedy, Sr., of Hudson, NH; as well as a niece, Kimberly Roberts and her husband Michael Roberts, Sr., and their children, Jessica & Justin Tivey and Michael Roberts, Jr.; a nephew Allen Kennedy, Jr., and his wife Julie and their daughter Ashley, all of Hudson; and a cousin, Deborah Dwyer and her husband John of Nashua. She is preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Antonio “Tony” Allaire in 2011 and a sister, Susan Utter in 2006. A graveside memorial service will be held at the Colebrook Village Cemetery on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, at 11 a.m. Expressions of sympathy in Clare's memory can be made to the music department of the Colebrook Elementary School & Colebrook Academy, 21 Academy St., Colebrook, NH 03576. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Local funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.