Clairette 'claire' M. (poitraw) Hebert

Clairette 'Claire' M. (Poitraw) Hebert, 72, of East Hartford, loving wife of forty-one years to the late Kenneth O. Hebert, peacefully entered into eternal life on Tuesday, (December 15, 2009) at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. Born in Presque Isle, ME on June 1, 1937, a daughter of the late Andrew and Cecila (O'Clair) Poitraw, she had resided in East Hartford for the past forty-four years. Clairette was a graduate of Ashland Community High School-Class of 1955 in Ashland, ME. Prior to her retirement, Clairette was employed as an Insurance Agent for forty-five years by several area insurance agencies, retiring in 2001 from Blumberg Associates, Inc. in West Hartford. Clairette was a former member of the Aetna Women's Club and a faithful communicant of several Catholic churches in the East Hartford area. Claire was an avid fan of the Hartford Whalers and Hartford Wolf Pack hockey teams and was a member of the Hartford Whalers Booster Club. Claire was also a long-time loyal and dedicated fan of the Boston Red Sox. For the past eight years, Claire volunteered over 6,022 hours of her time at the Rocky Hill Veteran's Counseling Center where she received great joy in assisting our state of Connecticut veterans. In her free time, Claire enjoyed going camping, square-dancing, and gardening around her home (especially flowers). Clairette is survived by her caring son, Kevin K. Hebert of East Hartford; a step-son, Kurt Hebert and his wife, Cathy, of Rincon, GA; a brother, Roland Poitraw and his wife, Jean, of Ashland, ME; two sisters, Dorothy Poitraw and Ellen Boulier both of Ashland, ME; her dear best friend, Gale C. Cyr of Bristol who was like a third sister to Claire; a grandson, Tim Hebert in Florida; a granddaughter, Tammy Johnston in Georgia; a great-grandson, Zachary Johnston; a great-granddaughter, Brooklyn Hebert; Gale Cyr's children, William C. Cyr of East Hartford, Carla Squire of Bristol, Cathy Archambault of Bristol; and several nieces, nephews, and dear friends, Funeral services will be Saturday, December 19,l at 9:30 am from the D'ESOPO-East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10:30 am at Blessed Sacrament Church, Cambridge Drive, East Hartford. Burial will follow at Silver Lane Cemetery, East Hartford. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home chapel on Friday, December 18, from 4-7 pm. Memorial contributions in Clairette's memory may be made to The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. For any on-line expressions of sympathy to the family please visit www.desopo.com.