Raymond Pierce Clayberger, 98, of Simsbury, CT, passed away on April 22, 2022, at McLean in Simsbury, CT. He was born in 1923 in Bronxville, NY. He was son of Helen (Adams) Clayberger and Raymond P. Clayberger. He graduated from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, and served in the U.S. Air Force in the Italian Campaign in WWII. After graduating from college, he was in the paper manufacturing business in Seattle and then in New England. Pierce was the former owner of Unisearch of Hartford and a longtime member of the First Church of Christ in Simsbury. He was predeceased by Virginia, his beloved wife of 63 years. He was a founding member and former governor of Hopmeadow Country Club and also a longtime member of the Simsbury Conservation and Wetlands Commission. Pierce was very involved with the Simsbury Historical Society and served as a member of the McLean Foundation Board. Simsbury designated him a “Hometown Hero” and he received the Virginia Connolly award in 1991. He was a longtime member of the Simsbury Codgers and The Retired Men’s Luncheon Club.

He is survived by three daughters: Carol Clayberger of Chicago, IL, Nancy Mazzoli of Greenwich, CT, and Pat Wenger of Seattle WA; seven grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. His family would like to express extreme gratitude to the staff at Burkholder and The McLean Health Center for their excellent care.

Burial will be at the Simsbury Cemetery. Contributions in Pierce’s name may be made to McLean Affiliates, 75 Great Pond Rd., Simsbury, or to the First Church of Christ, 689 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury. The Vincent Funeral Home of Simsbury is caring for the arrangements. Please visit Pierce’s “Book of Memories” at www.vincentfuneralhome.com for online tributes.