Obituary

Pauline Cecile Pooler (Polly) slipped away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, November 16, 2024, under the glow of the super moon.

She was born the middle child of Elphege and Hilda (Garrow) Messier on August 15, 1943, in Barton and grew up in Newport Center on the family farm. She graduated from Newport Center High School in 1961.  She worked for years as a nurse's aide, initially at Broadview Hospital, and also at Bel Aire Nursing Home, Newport Health Care Center, and at the old North Country Hospital.  On May 2, 1970, she married Arlis Steven Pooler, who predeceased her in 1975.  She returned to school in 1983 and earned her LPN license. Following that, she worked at North Country Hospital, primarily in the ICU, until retirement in January 2010.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Kevin Messier; by her three grandsons, Devon and Christina, Justin and Brittany, and Dylan & Kiley Currier; and by five great-grandchildren, Lia, Jacob, Emma, Ian and Maci.  She is also survived by her sisters, Diane Geoffroy and Patricia Royer and brother-in-law Gerard Royer, as well as fourteen nieces and nephews, their spouses and two more continually expanding generations of nieces and nephews.  It's hard to keep up with all of them but she sure tried and was pretty much the "crazy aunt", always up for pranks and jokes.

She will be missed by many, especially her neighbor, Carol Darling, who did so much to help her, and her friend and co-nurse, Kim Major, who was with her to the end.

She was predeceased by her parents and husband, as well as her sister and brother-in-law, Jeannette and Landon Davis and her nephew Robert Davis; her brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Joyce Messier and her nephew Michael Messier; her brother-in-law, Philip Geoffroy, Jr., and her baby sister, Gloria.

She will be remembered for her sharp wit, her ready smile and her ability to respond quickly when caught "bending the rules" playing tuck.  In her words, she enjoyed reading, gardening, traveling, shopping, and most of all, spending time with my daughter and her family."

Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church in Newport with Father James Butts officiating. Interment will follow at St Mary's Cemetery.  The family will receive visitors at the church at 10:00 a.m. prior to the mass.

In lieu of flowers, if friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to Mater Dei Parish, 191 Clermont Terrace, Newport, VT  05855, or to St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN  38105.

Online condolences may be made to curtis-britch.com.  Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch & Bouffard Funeral Home & Cremation Service, locally owned and operated.