Maurice L. Pouliot

CANAAN – Maurice L. Pouliot, 88, of Canaan, Vt., died at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in W. Stewartstown on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, after a long period of failing health. He was born in Lac Megantic, Que., on Jan. 28, 1935, the eldest child of Telesphore and Florence (Bolduc) Pouliot. Maurice began working in the woods at the age of 15 and was a logger and woodsman for many years. In 1969, he emigrated to the U.S. and began working in the furniture repair department at the Beecher Falls Division of Ethan Allen, a career from which he retired after 35 years. Hunting and fishing were Maurice’s passion his whole life; and he was a talented storyteller about his escapades, stories that grew in the telling over the years, to much laughter and joy. He was able to hunt every year, to the age of 85, when his health did not allow him to be in the woods like he was used to. He was a crack shot with a firearm, and as a young man was able to knock a coin from his brother’s fingers at distance, all fingers remaining intact. He also loved to cross-country ski and snowshoe, and his younger years was also an enthusiastic snowmobiler. He was an expert with a fly-fishing rod, and was able to use three flies on one line. His family will always have fond memories of being with him on the river or in the woods, his pipe lit, and enjoying the great outdoors. Although Maurice was known to be a bit stubborn, he loved to be with his family, visiting his son Bruno’s camp in Clarksville, cutting firewood, out 4-wheeling, or just napping by the wood stove. He is survived by his four children, Johanne Pouliot and her partner Normand Marquis of Pittsburg, Suzanne Carrigan of Lebanon, N.H., Bruno Pouliot and his wife Caroline Fortin of Canaan, and Diane Pouliot and her partner Jamie Fogg of Canaan; four grandchildren, Nicole Demers, Jade Marquis Kelsea, Mikova Marquis, and Nicholas Pouliot; three brothers, Real Pouliot of South Carolina, Bertrand Pouliot of Florida, and Mike Pouliot of Ontario; three sisters, Solange Reheume of Quebec, Diane Vielleux of Lac Megantic, and Marie-Paul Pouliot of New Brunswick; and three great-grandchildren, Eden, Evie Jo, and Greyson Kelsea; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his wife of 22 years, Carmen (Riendeau) Pouliot in 1984; a brother, John; a sister, Jeannine; and his grandson, Tyson Fogg. There will be no public calling hours. A private interment service will occur at a later date in St. Brendan’s Cemetery in Colebrook. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Pouliot may be made the CCNH Resident Activity Fund, c/o P.O. Box 10, W. Stewartstown, NH 04597; or to the Coös Animal Sanctuary, Inc., 6 Airport Rd., Colebrook, NH 03576; or online at www.coosanimals.com. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.

Maurice L. Pouliot

January 28, 1935 - August 7, 2023