Sarah E. Postier

May 31, 1932 - February 7, 2015

BLOOMFIELD, VT — Mrs. Sarah E. (Johnston) Postier, 82, of Bloomfield, died suddenly Saturday evening, Feb. 7, 2015, at her home after potentially surviving breast cancer and the subsequent treatments. Mrs. Postier was born in Livingston Manor, NY, on May 31, 1932, to the late Roy and Vera (Regan) Johnston. Sarah spent her working years as an art teacher, first on Long Island, then as the Arts & Crafts Director at Fort Greely, Alaska, where she met her husband Robert Postier who passed in 2009. After moves to California and West Virginia, the family landed in Warwick, NY. She was a substitute teacher at Greenwood Lake Elementary School for many years. In 1982 the family moved to Southampton, MA. She retired as a Customer Service Clerk from the Hadley Village Barn Christmas Shop in 1997. Sarah was an artist who enjoyed working in acrylic and watercolors. She was a voracious reader, and enjoyed playing bridge weekly at the Colebrook Country Club. She and Robert also loved to travel the U.S. in their RV, visiting every state except Hawaii in it. While in Warwick, she was a member of the Friends of the Library, the AAUW and the Jaycees. In addition, she was Den Mother to her son's Cub Scout troop and Coach of the Junior Varsity Cheerleaders at Warwick Valley High School. Mrs. Postier is survived by a son, William L. Postier of Vermont; a daughter, Catherine A. Postier of New Hampshire; as well as her sister Vera Farrell of New York. Her sister Helen Mulherin of Connecticut predeceased her in 2012. Memorial calling hours will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 from 5 –7 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. Interment will occur in the spring at the family plot at the Warwick Cemetery in Warwick, NY. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mrs. Postier may be made to Groveton Ambulance, 10 Station Sq., Ste. 2, Groveton, NH 03582. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.