Pauline C. (Poulin) Lanciani

Pauline C. (Poulin) Lanciani

July 18, 1931 – March 2, 2024

Pauline C. (Poulin) Lanciani 92 years old, of Leominster, died on March 2, 2024, in her home of 62 years, with her beloved family by her side. Born in Leominster on July 18, 1931, Pauline was the 13th child of the late Frank and Mary (Brisson) Poulin. Pauline was married to James J. Lanciani, Jr. of Leominster, on November 7, 1954, and he survives her.  Together, they would have celebrated 70 years of marriage this coming November.  Pauline’s greatest joys in life were her marriage to Jim, raising her children, and enjoying her family.

Pauline is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Brenda Lanciani of Westborough and her daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Jerry Gaul of Colorado Springs, CO; brother Ernest Poulin of Leominster and sister Lorraine Paquette of Fitchburg; grandchildren Stephanie and husband Todd Regh and their children Caroline, Grace and Timothy of Northborough, Stephen Lanciani of Tysons, Virginia, and Nicholas Lanciani of Westborough; brother-in-law Steven and wife Joyce Lanciani of Greenfield; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her eldest and beloved eleven-year-old son, Kevin J. Lanciani, as well as sisters, Eva Jackson, Yvonne Auger, Jeannette Poulin, Blanche Greeley, Theresa Crochetiere, Irene Monfils, and brothers, Francis Poulin, Leo Poulin, Camille Poulin and Roger Poulin.

Pauline’s funeral will be held Friday, March 8, 2024, from Richardson Funeral Home, 106 West Street, Leominster, with calling hours at the funeral home from 9:30 am – 11:30 am, followed by a Mass at Holy Family of Nazareth Church, 750 Union Street, Leominster at 12 noon. Burial will follow in St. Cecilia’s Cemetery, Leominster.

Donations in Pauline’s memory may be made to: Boston Children’s Hospital www.childrenshospital.org or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (stjude.org). 

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