Pauline R. (Miner) Cailler, 78, a resident of the Centralville section of Lowell, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at her home, surrounded by family, after a brave and courageous battle with leukemia. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond E. Cailler who died in 1997.
Pauline was born in Concord, NH on October 30, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Raymond and Albina (Donzey) Miner.
Pauline owned and operated the Christian Bookshelf in Methuen, MA continuing to run the store after her husband's death. She was a member of the former St. Louis de France Parish in Lowell and was a member of the St. Louis Prayer Group. She was involved in the Parish Marriage Encounter movement, served as a Eucharistic Minister and had served as part of the Cursillo Team at St. Basil's Seminary in Methuen, MA.
Pauline had also been active in scouting, having served as a Den Mother for Cub Scout Pack 24 for a great many years. Pauline enjoyed camping with her family and was looking forward to camping this summer in the new trailer she had just purchased with her youngest son.
Pauline was greatly loved by her family and friends, each of them will carry special memories of her with them forever. She will be greatly missed by all. She loved Bingo, holidays, playing cards with family and monarch butterflies.
She was looking forward to the birth of three new great-grandchildren this coming year.
Surviving Pauline are two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Jeff Fontaine and Linda and Phil Coupal, all of Lowell; two sons, Michael Cailler and his wife Debra (Jeffrey) of Lowell and David Cailler and his girlfriend Carole Roberts of Dracut; 12 grandchildren, Philip Coupal, Holly Rizzuto, Jennifer Fontaine, Christopher Fontaine, Jeremy Coupal, Shawn Cailler, Melanie Mendonca, Tiffanie Andrade, Britanie Cailler, Jodi Cailler, Stephanie Cailler and Justin Cailler; 13 great-grandchildren, Jonathan and Brooke Anderson, Taryn and Joshua Coupal, Nicholas and Leah Rizzuto, Morgan and Lainey Coupal, Julia Mendonca, Baylee Andrade, Shawn and Lylah Cailler and Ava Vignola; a sister, Joanne Coombs of ME; a brother, Arthur Miner and his wife Joyce of ME. Pauline was predeceased by her daughter, Denise Cailler and two great-grandchildren, Zachary and Brett Coupal.