Claudia was born on February 1, 1949 in Methuen, Massachusetts and was the daughter of the late Claude and Gladys (Carter) Brown. Claudia loved life. She’s traveled the world and lived in various places including New England, New Jersey and Virginia. She met many people over the years and had such an impact on so many lives. She loved the Lord and loved sharing the gospel with everyone she met. Jesus was her passion. She had a church home for about 20 years at Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford, NJ. While there she got involved with the Alpha program and when she moved to Virginia she found places to teach Alpha here. Claudia and husband Dave taught Alpha at LOVE Inc. which serves Augusta County. Bridge Christian Church became her home church after spending time at various churches in Virginia. She was perpetually seeking new things to learn and do. She had various jobs over the years. She worked at Goettlemann Associates which was an architectural firm and ran all day to day operations for the business. She worked as legal assistant at Binswanger Real Estate. And most recently she was the executive assistant to the president and board of directors for Virginia Poultry Growers Co- Op. Claudia developed many hobbies over her life. Some were for a season and others were life- long loves. She has raced Porsches, learned to sail and ride motorcycles. She country lined danced. She loved watching birds and being outside in her garden. When it came to Christmas trees, the rule is the taller the better to fit the hundreds of ornaments that she collected. Football on Sundays was a must. She loved to cook and bake and we will always remember a pot of soup being cooked on a weekend evening in the winter. She’s done almost all the needle crafts, then learned to spin wool and weave and decided that starting at the source would be fun. She raised sheep for that last 12 years. Every spring they were sheared and she would create different color combinations by dying the wool. She loved her pets and they were like her kids. She led a wonderfully full life. She will be missed and is loved by all who knew her.
She is survived by her loving husband David E. Buck who she married on July 27, 2003. In addition to her husband, Claudia is survived by her children, Beth Hornback and husband John of Barrington, NJ, Amanda Buck of Mantua, NJ; her brother, Russell Brown and wife Donna of Salem, NH; and her grandchildren Matthew and wife Victoria, Rachel and Joshua and great-granddaughter Audrey.
She was also preceded in death by her previous husband, Louis H. Goettelmann II in 1988.
A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday November 21, 2020 at 11 AM at Bridge Christian Church, 1275 Goose Creek Road, Fishersville, VA 22939, with Pastor Stacey Burkholder officiating. Current COVID-19 restrictions will be practiced with masks and social distancing required.
For those unable to attend the service in person, the service will be Live-Streamed using the link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkZghC85Rw4
In lieu of flowers, the family requests all memorial contributions be made to the Bridge Christian Church, 1275, Goose Creek Road, Fishersville, VA, 22939; or to the UVA Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, 1240 Lee St., Charlottesville, VA 22903.
Those wishing may share a memory or an online condolence by visiting www.reynoldshamrickfuneralhomes.com
Arrangements entrusted to the Waynesboro Chapel of Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes.
