Theresa Morency Pouliot

Mrs. Theresa (Morency) Pouliot of 531 Burgess St. in Berlin, NH passed away after a long illness on Wednesday January 11, 2012 at home, in the arms of her loving husband. She was 81. She was born July 31, 1930 in Berlin, NH, the youngest daughter of Alfred and Rose (St. Pierre) Morency. She was a member of Guardian Angel Parish (now Good Shepherd Parish) and attended Berlin Catholic Schools, graduating from Notre Dame High School in 1948. She worked at Plunketts Drug Store and at the Metropolitan Insurance Company as a senior clerk. On September 24, 1955, she married Roland E. Pouliot at Guardian Angel Church in Berlin. As a homemaker she raised three children until she returned to work as a clerk for City Drug Store and then in 1988 as an insurance processor for Coos County Family Health Services of Berlin until her retirement in 1998. She was a quiet, friendly person who never spoke ill of anyone and whose life was devoted to her family. When her husband was disabled at a young age in 1985, she bravely provided him with care, until in 2008 their roles were reversed due to her own declining health. She loved to support her children and grandchildrens many activities with her presence. She is survived by her faithful husband of 56 years, Roland E. Pouliot; one son, Gary Pouliot and his wife Elizabeth of So. Berwick, ME, daughters Carol Pouliot and partner Michelle Fisher of Stamford, CT, Joanne Legare and husband Charles of Berlin; four grandchildren, Abigail Batchelder and husband Matthew of Plymouth, Timothy Losee of Springfield, MA, Katherine and Grace Pouliot of So. Berwick, ME; two great-granddaughters, Samantha and Madison Batchelder of Plymouth; one brother, John Morency and wife Joan of La Habra, CA; two sisters, Pierrette Murphy of Gorham, NH and Mary LeClair and husband Richard of No. Hampton, NH; two sisters-in-law, Georgette Morency of Gorham, NH and Jeanne Couture of Berlin, NH; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, a brother, Marcel Morency and two sisters, Emilienne Pouliot and Rachel Therriault. SERVICES: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday morning Jan. 16, 2012 at 11 AM at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Interment will follow in the St. Kieran Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin, NH on Monday morning from 9 to 10:30 AM, prior to the funeral. Anyone who wishes may make a donation in her memory to either Coos County Family Health Services, Willow St, Berlin, NH or to Service Link, Sullivan St., Berlin, NH .