Tala W. Poulin

WATERVILLE – Tala W. Poulin, 51, passed away Dec. 10, 2024, with her family by her side, with the same strength and resilience as she lived her life.

She was born in Waterville on July 16, 1973, the daughter of Robert Joseph Poulin and Gladys Marie (Harb) Avcollie. Tala attended schools in Waterville, including Mount Merici and Brookside, graduating from Waterville High School in 1992.

She enjoyed spending time with her family, going for rides with her mom to see the horses and Christmas lights, and going to camp in the summer to sit by the lake. She liked to decorate for all the holidays but Christmas was her favorite. Tala loved her Fish Blue, reality shows, strawberry pie, and collecting all kinds of vases and masks. Her biggest Joy this last year was a road trip we took to our uncle’s house in the spring to Florida. She spent hours sitting on the Lanai watching the sunsets listening to music going to all kinds of new restaurants, without any trips to the hospital for daily infusions. It was the happiest she had been in years. She was by far the strongest person we ever knew!

She was predeceased by her father Robert Joseph Poulin, her stepmother Gale (Kosobud) Poulin, and her stepfather Neil Bernard Avcollie

She is survived by her mother Gladys (Harb) Avcollie of Waterville; her sister Marla M. Poulin and her partner Craig Hathaway of Oakland; her uncle Frederick Harb of Florida; nephews Randy D Frappier and his partner Alexis Page of Oakland, Gage R. Estes of Mercer, Logan Estes and wife Felicia of Wilton, and niece Jasmine Estes and her fiance Chris Merrow of Sidney; as well as many great nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

The family would like to thank all the nurses at the Infusion Clinic at Thayer Hospital in Waterville for all their years of dedication and caring for Tala.

Services and Burial will be in the spring, and will be announce at a later date.