Dear Joe,
Sending our condolences to you and your entire family.
Thinking of you at this difficult time.
Diane (Theisen) Gorder Class of 1974 Apollo High School
Lorraine G. Poissant
June 29, 1927 – August 30, 2018
Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Lorraine G. Poissant, 91, of Waite Park will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waite Park. Lorraine passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Augusta. Reverend Timothy Gapinski will officiate. Burial will take place in Joseph’s Parish Cemetery, Waite Park.
Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday and after 9:00 a.m. on Thursday at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud. Parish prayers will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Lorraine was born on June 29, 1927 in St. Cloud to Christ and Martha (Dullinger) Stich. She graduated from Cathedral High School. She married Kenneth W. Poissant on May 30, 1950 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waite Park. Lorraine was employed for over twenty years at the St. Cloud Children’s Home. She was a lifelong member of St. Joseph’s Parish and was also active with Meals on Wheels,
Lorraine enjoyed quilting, bowling for many years, spending time with family and watching birds. She also loved travelling, visiting many of the States as well as Germany and Israel. She will be remembered as a loving, selfless and independent mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt.
Lorraine is survived by her son, Joe Poissant of St. Augusta; grandsons, Jeremy (Mandi) of Sartell, Justin (Abby) of St. Augusta; great-granddaughters, Samantha and Ashley; honorary children, Steven (Janet) Poissant of Brainerd, Keith (Linda) Poissant of St. Cloud, Cheryll Poissant of St. Cloud, Brenda (Mark Rian) Poissant-Rian of Royalton, Joy (Dave) Kahlhamer of St. Cloud, Paula (Tim Kortuem) Poissant of St. Cloud, Jim (Chandra) Poissant of Lakeville; and sisters, Delores Cordie of Mount Hood, OR, Gloria Belisle of Hudson, WI, and Ruth (Ray) Brown of Sartell.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1980; sisters and brother, Dorothy Stich, Roman Stich, Viola Schlichting and Irene Poissant.
A special thank you to the wonderful staff and volunteers of Quiet Oaks Hospice House for their compassionate care.
Memorials are preferred.
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We remember Lorraine and will forever be grateful for the selfless times she took care of our grandma and helped her live a full last year of life. Her support, love, and beautiful heart will forever be remembered and cherished.
Aunt Lorraine was a wonderful woman inside and out. Carla always admired her quilts, she would have loved to have one. I remember all the wonderful family visits and good times we had when I was growing up. She will truly be missed!
Aunt Lorraine was a wonderful woman inside and out. Carla always admired her quilts, she would have loved to have one. I remember all the wonderful family visits and good times we had when I was growing up. She will truly be missed!
There are no special words to find that would match how special a woman Lorraine was. From my very earliest memories, Lorraine has been there. With “sisters marrying brothers,” we were privileged to have had Kenny, Lorraine, and my “double cousin, Joe,” a part of EVERY family celebration, no matter what side we visited!
To have had Lorraine warmly open her home to Mom, during her last year of life, made a special lady that much more special! And, when visiting Mom (at Lorraine’s), she always said “I get a bonus visit, too!” To watch Mom and Lorraine interact, as sisters, roommates, and, mostly, as best friends, truly warmed my soul! It brought a quiet comfort to my heart to watch these two ladies love, care, and watch over each other!
This past year has been difficult, and yet amazing! It was amazing to watch Lorraine not only grieve for her sister’s loss, but to also find herself again! Mom, an avid quilter, had 1 quilt square yet to finish on a 36 square quilt. Lorraine, having not quilted for many years, jumped in and re-invented herself. She not only finished the final square, but the entire quilt!!! Therapeutic for her, and an awesome gift to us all.
Lorraine was then given a quilt kit as a Christmas Gift last year (one she had fallen in love with when at a quilt shop with Brenda). To see the look in her eyes and the love in her face, to hear her squeals of Joy when she opened that gift … PRICELESS! She expertly completed that quilt, and it protected and covered Lorraine in her final days!
Aunt Lorraine was a woman I could both laugh and cry with (within a matter of moments). A beautiful lady I would have gone through Hell and High Water for. And, mostly, Lorraine is a friend I will miss FOREVER!
I LOVE YOU MORE!!!
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Daniel Funeral Home, St. CloudSchedule Details
Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Lorraine G. Poissant, 91, of Waite Park will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waite Park. Lorraine passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Augusta. Reverend Timothy Gapinski will officiate. Burial will take place in Joseph’s Parish Cemetery, Waite Park.
Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday and after 9:00 a.m. on Thursday at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud. Parish prayers will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.