GERALD E. POIRIER

Palmer resident Mr. Gerald Edwin Poirier, 71, died at Valley Hospital in Palmer on Nov. 27, 2003.

A funeral service will be held at Valley Funeral Home Chapel, 151 E. Herning Avenue in Wasilla at 11 a.m. Saturday. Lou Hoffman will officiate.

Interment will be at Wasilla Aurora Cemetery. Pallbearers will include Mr. Poirier's sons and family.

Mr. Poirier was born Sept. 3, 1932, in Greenfield, Mass.

He moved to Alaska in July 1964, residing in Seward until 1965. He lived in Anchorage from 1965 to 1993, and then he moved to Palmer where he lived at the time of his death.

Mr. Poirier was a "Jack of all tradesâ" in various industries such as livestock farming, metal recycling and sales.

His hobbies included fishing, models, gardening and woodworking.

His family wrote, "He was hard working, kind and will be deeply missed."

His sons, Wayne and Paul Poirier, preceded Mr. Poirier in death.

His wife Wanda Poirier; sons Daniel, Kriss, Mike, Jerry Jr., and Joe; daughters Debbie and Donna; brothers and sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren in the Lower 48 states survive him.

Memorial donations may be sent to the family at P.O. Box 1811 Palmer, AK 99645

Arrangements were made by Valley Funeral Home in Wasilla.