Henri POULIN

Henri Poulin, of Hearst The funeral service for lifelong Hearst area resident Henri Joseph Poulin, 74, of Hwy 11 West is to be held March 27 (tomorrow), 2008. He died March 23 from cancer at Notre-Dame Hospital. Born Aug. 13, 1932 in Coppell (south of Hearst), he was a logging contractor in the Hearst and Wawa areas. Described by family as a persevering, honourable, generous, sociable, outdoors-oriented person, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, nature, and working. Predeceased by an infant son François in 1958 as well as sisters-in-law Emma Poulin and Liane Poulin, both of Hearst, he leaves his wife Yvette (née Blais) Poulin, daughters Lise (Émil) Laflamme and Nathalie (Denis) Proulx, all of Hearst, and Jocelyne (Wally) Léonard of Ottawa, and sons Michel (Carolle Beaulieu) and Jacques (Aline Gingras) Poulin, all of Wawa. Also surviving are his sisters Monique (Jean-Louis) Gosselin, Marcella (Rémi) Saumure and Stella Poulin, all of Hearst, and brothers Eugène (Armandine), Gabriel and Ovila Poulin, all of Hearst, as well as 10 grandchildren and a great granddaughter. Rev. René Grandmont is to direct the service at Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Cathedral. Interment will be at Monsignor Pierre Grenier Cemetery. Commemorative donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or Canadian Diabetes Association.