Claire P. Fiedler

Claire P. (Turcotte) Fiedler, 85, died early Thursday morning, September 26th. She was born January 6, 1939, daughter of Joseph and Irene (Carpentier) Turcotte of Greenville, RI. Claire was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Harry Fiedler Jr, of Norwalk CT. In her early years she resided in Bethel CT, where she and Harry started and grew a family of 6 children, before moving to North Kingstown RI in 1970. Claire spent the next 50+ years in North Kingstown, Coventry, and East Greenwich as a loving mother, devoted wife, caring friend, homemaker, business owner, devoted to her catholic faith. Claire had a lifelong passion for the arts, flourishing as a painter and photographer, exhibiting her work at numerous art shows. As a self taught sculptor, Claire created original works in paper mache, life-size gorillas, carousel horses, and more. She operated a balloon delivery business demonstrating her talents in mask making and costuming, entertaining children as the “balloon lady” for many years. Claire loved a bargain, especially when shopping local consignment and thrift stores with her daughter, Susan, and two sisters, whom she loved dearly. She treasured spending time together with her sisters, and her days at the beach. She will be dearly missed by her six children, David Fiedler and partner, Nancy, of Coventry, Susan (Fiedler) Johnson and her husband Doug, of North Kingstown, Jeffrey Fiedler and wife Karen, of Plymouth MA, Steven Fiedler and wife Lisa, of Brooklyn CT, Jonathan Fiedler of Warwick, and Gregory Fiedler and his wife Nicole, of North Kingstown, along with her ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She is predeceased by two sisters, Theresa Girard, and Jane Vivieros, and survived by Frances Taylor of North Providence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, October 4th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 381 School Street, North Kingstown RI, with burial immediately to follow in Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 301 South County Trail, Exeter RI. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 3rd from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m in Winfield & Sons Funeral Home, 571 West Greenville Road (Rt 116), Scituate RI 02857. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to: Dementia Society of America www.dementiasociety.org.

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Claire P. Fiedler

September 26, 2024