Roland A. Pooler
FAIRFIELD — Roland A. Pooler, 91, of Fairfield went to be with his Lord and Savior on Aug. 20, 2024.
He was born in Fairfield on Feb. 22, 1933, the son of the late Clifford J. and Exilia M. (Fortin) Pooler. Roland lived all his life in Fairfield until moving to Benton in 2016.
He attended Immaculate Heart of Mary School and was a communicant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and Corpus Christi Parish.
Roland dedicated his working career to Lawry Brothers Funeral Home in Fairfield, working there for 62 years. Over those years he cared for countless families in Fairfield and the surrounding area. His commitment and kindness to the families he served was unparalleled.
When he wasn’t working for the funeral home, Roland enjoyed rooting for the New York Yankees, New York Giants and was an avid wrestling fan as well.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his first wife Juliette Thompson Pooler; his daughter Lauri Ann Pooler, his son Stephen Pooler and his sister Gloria Pooler Ducas.
Roland will be sadly missed by his loving wife, Joyce A. Hart whom Roland married in 1984; his children, Gloria Pooler, John Pooler and his wife Deborah, Robert W. Hart, James R. Hart, Marcella “Marcie” Hart. Melody Hart Simpson, Janice Hart Paden, and Nancy Hart Paczesny; 19 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews, and cousins and some very special people in his life, Jeannine Lord, Cheryl Walker, Billy Lawrence, Cindy and Reggie Gilbert and too many more to mention.
Calling hours will be from 4-7 p.m., on Friday, August 23, at Veilleux -Redington- Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, 8 Elm Street, Waterville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, 9 a.m., at Notre Dame Catholic Church, 116 Silver Street, Waterville. Burial will be beside his first wife in St. Francis Catholic Cemetery in Waterville.
An online guest book may be signed, and memories shared at http://www.vrlfuneralhome.com .
Arrangements are in the care of Veilleux-Redington-Lawry Brothers, 8 Elm Street, Waterville.
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