Nathan Beaulier

Nathan Lee Beaulier, 85, of Lebanon, died on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with his loving family by his side. Nathan was born on June 8, 1936, to William and Jessie Beaulier in Ashland, Maine where he grew up and attended local schools. He was a very patriotic man and proudly served his country in the United States Army. After completing his term in the military, Nathan returned to Ashland and went to work in the logging industry. In 1961 he married Natalie Beaulier and together they raised five children and shared 60 years of marriage. In 1963 Nathan and his family moved to Massachusetts where they stayed until returning to Maine in 1985 and settling in Lebanon. While living in Massachusetts, Nathan was employed for over 20 years at United Shoe Machinery Corporation in Beverly Massachusetts. After returning to Maine, he retired. Nathan liked to stay active and always found something to be working on. He enjoyed building birdhouses and working in his woodshop, tending to his garden, riding his 4-wheeler, cutting wood, hunting, going to yard sales and spending time outdoors listening and singing old country music, He loved his cats (Molly and Mindy)and had been a member of the VFW. As much as he enjoyed staying active and doing all of these things, what he loved most of all was spending time with his family. He was a kind and loving husband and father and especially cherished time spent with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He will be remembered as a man who was devoted to his family and friends and will be dearly missed. Surviving are his wife , Natalie Beaulier of Lebanon; five children, Paul Thompson and his wife Kimberly of Lebanon, Gregory Thompson and his wife Sharon of Lebanon, Tammy Souther and her husband Thomas of Lebanon, Nathan Timothy Beaulier and his wife Elaine of Lebanon and William Beaulier of Lebanon; 8 grandchildren, Christopher, Nicholas, Eric, Ashley, Matthew, Brianna, Justin and Elizabeth; 12 great-grandchildren; Ethan, Haven, Maddy, Maeve, Cash, Charlotte, Jacob, SJ, Emma, Ally, Elsie, and Sutton, seven siblings, Pearl Burby, Charlene O'Clair, Betty Deihl, Myrton Beaulier his wife Donna, Dale Beaulier his wife Carol, Corrina Garrity and Ricky Beaulier and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, January 26 th at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, located at 580 Main Street in Springvale. Interment with military honors will follow at the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery located on Stanley Road in Springvale. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider sending a memorial contribution to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at www.stjude.org/donate or Shriners Hospitals for Children, ATTN: Office of Development, 2900 N. Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607 or online at www.lovetotherescue.org . Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.