Maurice J. Poirier

Maurice J. Poirier
Maurice Joseph Poirier, 98, passed away peacefully at home to be with his lord and savior on June 5, 2025. He was born at home on February 15, 1927, to his parents Alphee and Rosalie (Cote) Poirier in Acushnet, Mass, and was the seventh of their 11 children.
Maurice is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 46 years, Elizbeth Deane (Hann), a son, Joseph M. Poirier and his wife Susan of Virginia, daughter, Juliette Buccilli and her husband Michael of Wallingford, and son, Blaine Poirier and his wife Mary-Jo of Meriden. Maurice also leaves his grandchildren Emilie Brooks of Virginia, Joseph Poirier and his partner Catherine of Virginia, Gemma and Rosalie Buccilli of Wallingford, and Daisy Joy Poirier of Meriden, and a great-grandchild, Amelia Rose Brooks of Virginia. He also leaves his dear sister, Pauline Girard of New Bedford, MA, and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews. Maurice was predeceased by an infant daughter, Andrea Joy, who was his first child with Deane, his parents Alphee and Rosalie, and his siblings Albert, Romeo, Raymond, Henry, Ernest, Anna, Florida, Terry, and Juliette.
Friends are invited to visit with the Poirier family on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from 3:00-7:00 p.m. in Beecher & Bennett-Flatow Funeral Home, 48 Cook Ave., Meriden, CT. In Maurice's honor, we kindly ask those who come to pay their respects to wear something colorful, and to join us for a joyful celebration of his life at First United Methodist Church, 159 East Main St., Meriden, CT 06450 on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., followed by burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Castle Craig Players, P.O. Box 2773, Meriden, CT 06450. Online donations are available at https://castlecraigplayers.org/donate-now/. To send condolences, please see Maurice's obituary at www.beecherandbennett.com.