Clare Nelson

Born in Jacksonville, FL on November 24, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Max and Rachel (Rachleff) Chozick. Clare was raised and spent many years in the Hartford and Boston areas before moving to Southington in 1965, where she helped run the family business, Nelson Tool & Machine Co. Inc. She was a member and past president of the Nutmeg Depression Glass Club. She enjoyed cooking, sewing,theater and was an avid fan of the New York Yankees.

?Boo? as she was affectionately known, is survived by two devoted daughters Penelope Koven of Seattle,WA and Susan (Nelson)and her husband David Williams of St. James, NY, 7 grandchildren Dwayne Greenfield, James Greenfield, Matthew Greenfield, Ramsar Williams, Dana (Williams) Witkin, Candice (Gagne) Elkins, Kevin Gagne, and 8 great grandchildren, Logan Gagne, Tyler Elkins, Autumn Williams, Dash Williams, Coco Witkin, Owen Greenfield, Chloe Greenfield, and Isabel Greenfield. She was predeceased by husbands Alan Koven and Norman Nelson, and three children Phyllis (Nelson) Greenfield, Daniel Nelson, Deborah (Koven) Nelson.

Graveside services will be at 11 AM on Saturday November 19, 2011 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Southington.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to The Guiding Eyes for the Blind, or CT Hospice in Branford.