Sr. Lillian Poulin Obituary (1915 - 2010)

Waterville Sr. Lillian Poulin, CSJ, 94, formerly known as Sister Henry Georgianna, died Tues., Nov. 9, 2010 at Mount St. Joseph in Waterville. She was born in Jackman, Nov. 29, 1915, the daughter of George and Georgiana Paradis Poulin. She received her elementary education at St. Anthony School and her high school education at Jackman High School. She later obtained a B.S. degree from St. Joseph's College in Windham and an M.S. degree from the University of Maine in Orono. After her high school graduation in 1933, Sr. Lillian entered the novitiate of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Lyon, France, where she made her first profession of religious vows in 1935. She then studied two years at St. Bruno's College in Lyon. As a teacher she served at the Academy of St. Joseph in South Berwick and was a Junior High teacher at Sacred Heart School in Auburn, From 1940 to 1948 she taught English and business courses at Colegio Mayorazgo in Mexico City in Mexico. On weekends and during vacation she ministered to the poorest of the poor Indians in the suburbs of Mexico City. Sr. Lillian served as Superior at St. Joseph's Convent in So. Berwick; was first administrator of Murtha Memorial Hospital in Jackman from 1952 to 1956; served as administrator of Marie-Joseph Hospital in Jackman from 1967 to 1972. From 1972 to 1977 she was a provincial team member for the Maine Province of the Sisters of St. Joseph and was a coordinator of Fontbonne Community, a community for retired sisters in Waterville from 1977 to 1986. From 1986 to 1989 she did pastoral ministry at Mount St. Joseph in Waterville. She joined the Fontbonne Community in January of 2000. Survivors include her brother, Patrick of Westbrook; two sisters, Arlene and husband George Grahan of Greeley, CO and Celeste and husband David Nichols of Orono; sister-in-law, Germaine Poulin of Dexter; three cousins, Anna Labonville and Denise and Leo Dumoulin; many nephews, grand-nephews and faithful friends. She was predeceased by two brothers, Raymond and Raph and two sisters-in-law, Loretta and Elizabeth. The Sisters of St. Joseph express their sincere appreciation to all the nurses at the Mount for the love and compassion they gave Sr. Lillian. Friends may call from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 11, 2010 at the Gallant Funeral Home, 10 Elm St., Waterville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Fri., Nov. 12, 2010 at St. John the Baptist Church, 26 Monument St., Winslow. Committal prayers and burial will be in St. Anthony Cemetery in Jackman. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her memory may be sent to the Sisters of St. Joseph Ministry Fund, 93 Halifax St., Winslow, ME 04901. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------