Ramona grew up in Cape Cod with her younger brother, Robert, in the 1920's and 30's. She had many lovely memories of being able to run free on much of what was then rural open land before all the development that has since taken place. She spent a great deal of time in Dennis, MA and loved to go to the many nearby beaches. She would often reminisce about her childhood and had fond memories of the Kennedy's in Hyannis and races on the sand.
During World War II, Ramona volunteered locally to help in the war effort. After the war, she went to work at a movie theater and there met the love of her life, Arthur. He had just returned from service overseas and the two were married in 1946. They moved to Connecticut and had two children, Denise and Peter.
Arthur had some health issues and a drier climate was recommended so the Poirier clan moved out west to Riverside, CA in the 1950's. There, while raising their two children and working in the Medical Records department of the Riverside Community Hospital, Ramona found time to satisfy her life-long love of learning. She took an art class to learn to design and make her own Christmas cards. She wanted to know more about what her son was interested in so she took a class on the inner workings of the internal combustion engine and even learned how to rebuild one. She had a passion for genealogy and traced both sides of the family back to the 1600's. The work that this entailed took her to the catacombs of the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City and the resulting material fills an entire bookcase. Ramona traced her ancestry back to passengers on the Mayflower voyage and she subsequently became a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She had an insatiable thirst for knowledge and loved sharing stories of her findings with anyone who would listen.
Upon retirement, the Poirier's moved to Hemet, CA. Ramona became active in the Hemet Public Library and as a member of Beta Sigma Phi, she involved herself in philanthropic projects dedicated to woman's organizations. She was a District Captain for the American Heart Association, a member of the Altar Society at St. Anthony's Church in San Jacinto and she was a member of the Red Hats in Hemet. She and Arthur also assisted in the taking of the Census over several decades.
Arthur and Ramona also loved to travel in their retirement. With their motor-home, they traveled to all parts of this great country. They especially loved to spend time with friends in Lake Tahoe and would rent a home there for at least a month every summer. In the 1980's, they traveled throughout Europe and Asia and even visited Taiwan.
Arthur and Ramona loved hosting family gatherings and were famous for their Easter suppers. The entire extended family would meet there for a sumptuous meal, wonderful conversation and a traditional after-dinner family game of Whiffle Ball on the street in front of their house.
After 58 years of marriage, Arthur passed away in 2005 and was interred with honors at the Riverside National Cemetery. Ramona carried on with her life with her new love, a twelve-pound ball of fur named "Muffin" and they were inseparable for the next 15 years. During the pandemic, Ramona took refuge with her daughter, Denise, in San Diego and enjoyed taking short walks at nearby Lake Murray and also loved going to "Dog Beach" to watch all the canines in action there.
Ramona is survived by her daughter Denise and husband Anthony Wright; her son, Peter and his wife Diane; her grandson Paul Hansen and his wife Jenny and her grandson Christian Hansen and his wife Christi. She is also survived by two great grandchildren, Harrison Hansen and Brooke Ann Hansen.
Services are scheduled for Ramona at the Riverside National Cemetery on Friday, November 18, 2022 at 11:30am. Ramona was loved by all and will be truly missed as the "Matriarch" of the family.
Rest in Peace.
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