HAMPTON, N.H. — Clara L. Winsor, 92, of Hampton, died peacefully Friday, May 13, 2016, at Brigham Health & Rehabilitation in Newburyport.
She was born May 3, 1924, in Lynn, daughter of the late Charles H. and Florence (Bradshaw) Henshaw.
Raised in Lynn, she graduated from Lynn English High School with the Class of 1942.
Following graduation, Clara went to work for General Electric in Lynn as an assembly line worker, before meeting her husband in 1946 and becoming a dedicated homemaker. After her children were grown she returned to work at Transitron Company in Wakefield from 1975 to 1978 and General Electric (Factory of the Future) in Lynn from 1978 until her retirement in 1988.
She shared 30 years of marriage with her late husband Thomas C. Winsor Jr., who died in July of 1991.
She made her home in the Newburyport area from 1987 to 2001 before moving to Hampton, where she had resided up to her passing.
Clara enjoyed sewing, gardening, reading, and in her later years, quilting.
Family members include her daughters, Karen L. Langlais and her husband, George, of Georgetown, and Robin S. Winsor of Hampton, a brother, Richard J. Henshaw Sr., and his wife, Joan, of Danvers, granddaughters, Heather DePaolo and her husband, Rob, of Newburyport and Alyssa Langlais of Groveland, great-grandchildren, Zachary, Bodhi, Josilyn and Benjamin. She also leaves several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her sisters, Dorothy E. Fultz, Gladys A. Anthony and Sylvia Baldwin. She was also predeceased by her nephew, Karl A. Fultz.
Service information: A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., on Friday, May 27, 2016, in Pine Grove Cemetery, 145 Boston St., Lynn. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Boston Children’s Hospital Trust, 401 Park Drive, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02215. Please visit RemickGendron.com to view Clara’s memorial website, sign her tribute wall or for directions.