Claudia Lee Blackmer Freeman Vance, 86, passed away on January 29, 2021. She married Earl Reeseman Vance in 1951; he died in1959. After his death, Claudia started her own home accounting business and worked in that field for over 20 years, including as a Payroll Deductions Clerk at ASU. She eventually went back to school, graduating with Honors from the College of Southern Idaho, earning two Associate Degrees in Business and Fine Arts. She was chosen as one of "Who's Who among American Junior College Students" in 1976. She then attended Brigham Young University, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Speech and Interpersonal Communications, and a minor in Drama. A few years later, she returned to BYU as a Hall Advisor in the student resident dorms; a position she held for fifteen years. While in Arizona she became a certified Red Cross Home Nursing instructor and taught several classes in the Tempe 1st ward Relief Society.



Claudia was predeceased by her husband, Earl, and a son. She is survived by three children, seven grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. A viewing for family and friends was held Friday, February 19th at Bunker Memorial Chapel at 3529 E. University Dr., Mesa, AZ 85213. A funeral service was held Saturday, February 20th for family and close friends at Taylor Park Ward chapel, 825 South 32nd Street, Mesa, Arizona 85204. In lieu of flowers, friends may choose to donate to Rock Steady Boxing Mesa NFP, a Parkinson's therapy center, 501[c]3, through Facebook Fundraisers (Claudia's Memorial Fund). (Source: ASU Foundation)