Janet T. POITRAS

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Janet POITRAS Obituary

POITRAS, Janet T.

Janet T. Poitras, 66, of Newington, died, Sunday, (April 21, 2013), died unexpectedly at her home. She was born in Hartford daughter of Bernadette (Cote) Poitras of Hartford and the late Armand Poitras and had lived in Newiington for last seven years. Janet worked for Aetna Insurance Co. for over 25 years. She was a graduate of CCSU where she received her BS degree in Psychology, and her MS in Education. She volunteered at Hartford Hospital Teaching Services and was a member of Mended Hearts Assoc. She participated in Mulberry Gardens with the Life Stories Program. Besides her mother, she is survived by three brothers, Raymond (Pam) Poitras of Harwinton, Dennis (Jackie) Poitras of Somers and Donald Poitras of Hartford; a sister, Irene Hopkins of Newington; many nieces and nephews among them, Carrie Hopkins of Windsor; and grand nephews; and her cat Sebastian.
A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, April 27, 2013, 1 p.m. at The Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield with the Rev. Charles Jacobs officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at the funeral home, Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Contributions in her memory may be made to: The Jewish Historical Society, 333 Bloomfield Ave. West Hartford 06117. To share a memory with the family, please visit, www.dillonbaxter.com.

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Published by Hartford Courant on Apr. 24, 2013.

Memories and Condolences
for Janet POITRAS

11 Entries

Linda Iorlano

March 11, 2014

I am sorry to find out that Janet passed. She wasa nice lady. I am the one who sold her ragdoll, Sebastian, to her. I hope that Sebastian is being well taken care of and I'm sure he misses her too.

Dennis Burke

September 9, 2013

To Janet'sFamily,

I only found out today of Janet's untimely passing. I always enjoyed seeing her. She always had a smile, and a wonderful easy-going nature. I am sorry for your loss.

Susan Viner

May 4, 2013

I was grateful for the opportunity to know and work with Janet at the Jewish Historical Society. She was a super dependable volunteer and a most pleasant person. We will miss her.

Carrie Hopkins

April 28, 2013

For Auntie

Carrie Hopkins

April 28, 2013

Auntie,

Words cannot express my feelings right now. I am still not able to comprehend that I will never hear your voice and get to have lunch with you. I had so much to learn from you and I will try my best to learn those things on my own now. I will never forget our birthday lunches (you still owe me one for the big 3-0) and of course “pasta surprise”. The look of horror on my face and your hysterical laughter as Bruiser helped himself to my bowl will always be etched in my mind. Your recognition of my scream of triumph followed by the pounding of the stairs as I came up to tell you what I most recently won to be greeted at the door with, “So what'd you win now?” will always be a memory that will make me smile. I love that we had the back stairway to let the cats visit each house as they please and then the ferocious rounding up of cats to each household that followed. (It was always hard to get Cinder out of the fresh laundry pile or the fridge.) I feel so honored to have held Cinder on my lap when we picked him up to bring him home and to have been able to name him after one of the character's cats in a book I was reading at the time. I most definitely get my love of reading from my mom and you and love that I am able to have a library in the house with tons of books to pour through and eventually read. Every time I plant a flower I will know that you are with me. I'll forever miss our trips to local gardening centers and you and mom teaching me the names, both common and botanical, of all the flowers and where best to plant them. Whenever I eat a tomato and toast sandwich, to the chagrin of the family (I don't see what's wrong with having a couple slices of tomato on nice warm toast), I will think of you and know that you are with me.

April 27, 2013

I remember Janet very well. We both attended both St. Ann's School in Hartford and South Catholic High, Class of 1965. My sympathy to the entire Poitras family..

Suzanne Dionne Billera
South Windsor, Ct.

April 25, 2013

I remember Janet from SCHS Class of 65.
Nice girl and very sincere.

Tony Taschner

April 24, 2013

While I only knew Janet from the Mended Hearts Association - I admired her cheerful attitude. Mt sympathy to the entire family.

Edward M.

April 24, 2013

My sympathy to the entire Poitras family.

Lynn Haines

April 24, 2013

My sincere sympathies to your family. Janet and I worked together on several projects at Aetna. Our birthdays was a day apart and we always emailed each other. My thoughts are with you.

Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home - Wethersfield

April 24, 2013

Our sincere sympathies for your loss.

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