Claire Rose Biagini

Claire Rose Biagini passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2025. She was born in Plainfield, New Jersey to Amelia and James Biagini on April 22, 1936. Claire was raised in North Plainfield. After graduating from North Plainfield High School in 1953 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University, Douglas College in 1957 and went on to further her education and received a Masters of Arts in 1966 from Rutgers university and a Masters of Arts in Instruction and Curriculum from Kean University in 1992. Claire immersed herself in the Spanish language and culture and spent many years as a gifted Spanish language teacher and professor in many high schools and colleges in New Jersey and Connecticut. She worked into the early 2000’s as an ESL teacher at Union County College. Loved and respected by many, Claire was known for her wonderful hospitality, generosity and charm. There wasn’t any holiday that didn’t include a thoughtful gift from her or any visit to her home where you were not invited to stay for dinner or a cup of tea and a sweet snack. She had this beautiful gift of being able to tell the most interesting stories from the vast areas of her life, from her Italian heritage, life-long career as a language teacher and professor, adventures abroad, to the sharing her love for art, music, broadway shows, birds, puzzles and rose gardens— that would literally keep you engaged for hours. She was a woman of great faith, tender hearted, loving, kind and very mild tempered. To be a friend of Claire’s was to have a true and loyal friend for life, a person who genuinely cared about your well-being and with whom your secrets were always safe. She was also a prominent member of her community at Canal Walk where she lead a Spanish Tertulia program and was actively involved in Bible study, as well as various community classes. There is no doubt that Claire left an indelible mark on the lives of all who were blessed to know her. Her passing leaves a big hole in many of our lives and she will be greatly missed, but her beautiful light will always shine brightly and forever in our hearts. Claire is survived by niece, Aurora Capotosti, of Gradoli, Italy, cousin Piero Balsi of Rome, Italy, and Maria Renzi, great niece of Gradoli. Italy In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Claire's name to the charity of your choice. The visitation will be on Tuesday July 1, 2025 from 3 PM to 7 PM at the Ketusky Funeral Home, 1310 Brooks Blvd, Manville, NJ 08835. The Funeral will be on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 8:00 AM from the Ketusky Funeral Home followed by a 9:00 AM Mass at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (Christ The Redeemer Parish) in Manville, NJ. Burial will be private.

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Claire Rose Biagini

April 22, 1936 - June 26, 2025