Pauline B. Lepine

BLOOMFIELD – Pauline B. Lepine, 82, of Bloomfield, Vt., passed away at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown, with her family by her side and after a long period of ill health. She was born on Dec. 26, 1936, in North Stratford, a daughter to the late Gerard and Aurore (Bedard) Poulin. She attended the local schools and was a 1954 graduate of Stratford High School. Pauline worked for a time in a clerical job at the Stratford Plywood Mill where she met her husband. After their marriage in 1958, she was a homemaker for a time to raise her family, and she later worked for nearly 30 years as the payroll clerk at Wausau Paper in Groveton. She was a faithful communicant of Sacred Heart Church in North Stratford, and a pillar of the church, serving as Eucharistic minister, lector, catechism teacher, on the parish council for many years, and she and her husband were dedicated caretakers of the church’s two local cemeteries for many years. She loved to play BINGO and Scrabble. Pauline also enjoyed many summers at their cottage on Island Pond. She had a deep love for her family and loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren. Pauline leaves behind five children, Susan Fuller and husband David of Bloomfield, Kathy Lepine of North Stratford, Theresa Lepine of Lancaster, Patricia Purrington of Northfield, NH, and Gerry Lepine and wife Mary of Lost Nation; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; her siblings, Paul Poulin of North Stratford, Victor “Manny” Poulin of Bloomfield, Yvonne Burrill of Colebrook, and Edward Poulin of Columbia; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Joseph Paul “Red” Lepine in 2016, a sister, Julie Poulin, and an infant daughter, Mary. Calling hours will be on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A memorial Mass will be held the next day, Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 2 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in North Stratford, with The Rev. Daniel Deveau as celebrant. Interment for both Pauline and her husband, with military honors, will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in North Stratford. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Pauline may be made to St. Marguerite d’ Youville Parish, for the benefit of Sacred Heart Church, 11 State St., Groveton, NH 03582. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements in NH are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.

Pauline B. Lepine

December 26, 1936 - September 26, 2019