Manchester-----Lauria M. Poirier, 90, of 29 Baldwin Street, Franklin, died at Franklin Regional Hospital on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Mrs. Poirier was the widow of Lucien G. Poirier, who died in October, 2006.
Mrs. Poirier was born December 22, 1918 in Manchester, N.H., the daughter of Amedee and Rosalie (Vanasse) Levesque. She lived in Manchester until 1979 and then resided in Florida until 1995. She returned to New Hampshire and had been a resident for the past seven years at Golden Crest, Franklin. She was a seamstress and was employed at the Pandora Coat Factory for thirty years before retiring in 1979.
Mrs. Poirier was a communicant of St. Joseph Parish, Belmont.
Mrs. Poirier is survived by a son, Albert Poirier, of Plymouth Union, Vermont; a daughter, Claire Lemay, of Belmont; five grandchildren, Christopher Poirier, Michael Poirier, Ben Poirier, Sharon Lemay and Lisa Lemay; three great grandchildren; two sisters, Lillian Scarlett of Florida and Alice Tetu of Manchester and many nephews and nieces. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Poirier was predeceased by a grandson, Carl Lemay, a daughter-in-law, Muriel Poirier, three brothers and a sister.
A calling hour will be held at St. Joseph Parish, 96 Main Street, Belmont on Saturday, September 5, 2009 from 9:00-10:00AM. Following the calling hour, a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00AM also at the Church.
Burial will be in the family lot at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N. H.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the St. Joseph Parish Food Pantry, PO Box 285, Belmont, N.H. 03220.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.