Joseph Désiré Poirier

1921 - 2011  (90 years)

• Name	Joseph Désiré Poirier
  Nickname	Sam
  Born	8 Nov 1921	Notre Dame, New Brunswick, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Dec 2011	Heywood Hospital, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
  Buried	5 Dec 2011	Notre Dame Cemetery, Gardner, MA, US
  Person ID	I10791	OGrady Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Émile Poirier,   b. 15 Jun 1880,   d. 30 Aug 1950, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Agnès Cormier,   b. 24 May 1886, Sainte-Marie de Kent, NB, Canada ,   d. 1973  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	8 Apr 1907	Saint Anne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
  Family ID	F4176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Geneva Goguen,   b. 12 Aug 1931, Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1986, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 55 years)
  Married	1956
  Children	1. Gilbert Poirier   2. Raymond Poirier + 3. Carol Poirier + 4. Melda Poirier
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F4155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary for Desire J. Poirier Desire J. ?Sam? Poirier, 90, of 414 State Road, Templeton, died peacefully Thursday, December 1, 2011 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner surrounded by his family following a brief illness. Born in Notre Dame, N.B. Canada on November 8, 1921, he was the son of the late Emile and Agnes (Cormier) Poirier. He was a woodworker employed by Nichols and Stone Company of Gardner for 34 years, retiring in 1986. Desire was a member of St. Martins Church in Otter River, and served as a Greeter, the caretaker of the church and was on the Barbeque Committee. He was a Third Degree member of the Knights of Columbus Council #396 of Gardner, member and past Director of the Acadien Social Club of Gardner, former Chairman of the Nichols and Stone Co. Union, former President of the In Shop Credit Union of Nichols and Stone Co. and was President of the Otter River Recreation Association during the 1970?s. Desire enjoyed fishing, blueberry picking, playing pinochle and going to yard sales. He loved telling jokes, both in English and French. He was a wonderful man who was loved by all who knew him. He was predeceased by his wife of 30 years, Geneva (Goguen) Poirier who died October 29, 1986. Desire leaves two sons, Gilbert Poirier of Otter River and his companion Kathleen Baczewski of Gardner and Raymond Poirier of Otter River; two daughters, Carol Allard and her husband Larry of Gardner and Melda O?Neil and her husband John of Greenville, NH; one stepdaughter, Aldie Goguen of Prince Edward Island, Canada; two brothers, Gerard Poirier and his wife Rose of Leominster and Leon Poirier and his wife Anita of Windsor, Ontario, Canada; five grandchildren, Phillip Poirier, Stacey Drake, Derek Allard, Nina O?Neil and Johna O?Neil; eight great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by several brothers and sisters and by one stepson, Gerald Goguen. Funeral Services will be held Monday, December 5th from the Boucher Funeral Home, Inc., 110 Nichols Street, Gardner with a Mass at 1:00 p.m. in St. Martins Church, 247 State Road, Otter River. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Gardner. Calling hours in the funeral home will be Sunday, December 4th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Martins Church, 247 State Road, Otter River, MA 01436.