Claudia Jean Click

Claudia Jean Click passed away peacefully at her home in Sarasota, Florida on February 6, 2023. Born on February 19, 1956 in Iowa City, Iowa, Claudia was the daughter of Eugene Theodore and Marie Lydia (Lubianski) Pech. Growing up in the Midwest, she graduated from Wahlert High School in Dubuque, Iowa in 1974. She attended college briefly in Iowa and moved around the Midwest including Minnesota where she gave birth to her first daughter Nicolet Rae. She spent a few years in St. Louis, Missouri working as a bookkeeper and office manager. It was there where she met her lifelong best friend Kathy von Knorring. With Kathy’s encouragement, she moved to Sarasota, Florida in 1986 where she met the love of her life, Stephen Richard Click. Happily married in 1990 on Lido Beach in Sarasota, Florida, they embarked on their life together having two more children, Stephanie Rae and James Theodore (JT). They raised their three children in a beautiful, loving home providing open hearts and doors to all that crossed their path. Claudia loved sharing meals with her family and friends on her candle lit dinner table with nice music in the background. Claudia was an avid reader and could often be found completing a crossword or sudoku. She loved traveling and live music which the Click Family often did together, attending many music festivals and creating a large festival family that would get together each year at different festivals. All these loves were accentuated when her children and their friends would play music, whether on stage at a festival or show, at camp, or in her own house or backyard. She brought love and happiness to everyone she met and was often known as “Mama Click” to her extended family “kids”. Claudia was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Kent Pech. She is survived by her beloved husband of 32 years Steve Click of Sarasota, FL; Her two daughters Nicolet Rae Kanagaki (Bruce) of San Antonio, TX; Stephanie Rae Click (Tim Byrne) of St. Petersburg, FL; Her son James Theodore (JT) Click (Cassidy Schaefer) of Sarasota, FL; Her sisters Debbie Klein (Bob) of Edina, MN, Mary Cropper (Jim) of Norcross, GA; Her brothers Jeff Pech (Debbie) and Ted Pech (Mary) of St. Peters, MO; Her sister-in-law Coleen Pech of Overland Park, KS; Her in-laws Susan Kuhn (Tim) of Hilliard, OH, John (Patty) Click of Crestview, FL, and Kathy Chesteine (Tim) of Citra, FL; Her four grandchildren that she dearly loved; And numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. The family would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to all who have offered love and support during this difficult time. Claudia’s quick smile, warm spirit, unwavering kindness, and selfless love will be deeply missed. Heaven has gained a beautiful angel and the world is a lesser place without her. In concurrence with her wishes, her body has been donated to the University of Central Florida for medical research purposes. A celebration of Claudia’s life will be held at a later date where friends and family can gather to remember her and share their memories of this wonderful woman who made a profound and deep impact on the many lives she has touched.

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Claudia Jean Click

February 19, 1956 - February 6, 2023