Claire Elizabeth Scannell, 85 of Calabash, NC, formerly of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., died Saturday November 7, 2026, at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Mrs. Scannell (nee Olson) was born on August 24, 1941, in New York City. She was the daughter of the late Erick Olson and Mary Sturner Olson.

She had multiple jobs starting with Western Union in lower Manhattan where she met her lifelong friend, Janice Johnson. While raising her children, she also worked at FW Woolworth and several jobs within the Lakeland School District. After raising her children, she was a medical practice receptionist and later a childcare provider.

She loved the beach which brought her to the shore area of the Carolinas in retirement with her beloved husband. Her large circle of friends from the Bronx and Continental Village grew even larger when she moved to Ocean Side Place in Calabash including her “Aqua Bunnies” water aerobics group and Calabash Elks Trivia Night team. She was also a long-time parishioner of our Lady Star of the Sea in NMB.

She was pre-deceased by her loving husband of 43 years, Eugene Robert Scannell, Jr (2007). Surviving are three sons, Dennis Scannell and wife, Lorraine, Mahwah, N.J., Kevin Scannell, and wife Thao, Santa Monica, Calif. and William Scannell, and wife, Yesenia, Monroe, N.Y.; and cherished grandchildren Sean and fiancé, Taylor, Connor and Jordyn.  She was also blessed with the friendship and professional care of Dr. Thomas Chambers.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, November 16, 2026, at 11:00AM in Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, (1100 8^th Avenue North, North Myrtle Beach, SC  29582). 

The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 2:00-4:00PM in the Brunswick Funeral Service Shallotte Chapel, (5229 Ocean Hwy West, Shallotte, NC  28470).

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or the American Cancer Society.