Joan Auclair Obituary

Joan Mary Auclair
June 28, 2025
Joan Mary Auclair, 64, of Harwinton, CT, passed away Saturday, June 28th, 2025 after an extended illness.
Joan was born in Newark, New Jersey to parents Randolph and Mary Auclair. She was a 1978 graduate of Northwestern Regional #7 in Winsted, CT and a 1982 graduate of Brown University.
Joan was passionate about art and gravitated to a career in illustration and graphic design. She illustrated children's books and produced countless websites, newsletters, brochures, posters, and signs–all with grammatical precision and clarity.
A lifelong passion for cooking and baking inspired Joan to begin baking sourdough bread and open Orchard Hill Baking in Riverton, CT in April of 2020.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Goulet; her children, Eli Roberts, of Pine Plains, NY and Nell Roberts of New Hartford; her father, Randolph Auclair (Shusho Otsuki Auclair), of New Hartford; her uncle, Silas Kinsey, of Canterbury; her brother, James Auclair, of Millbury, MA; her sister, Paulina Auclair, of New Hartford; five grandchildren: Caden, Madison, Riley, Jude, and Matthew.
She is predeceased by her mother, Mary K. Auclair, and aunt, Clarice (Clare) Bair.
Calling hours will be held at Montano-Shea Funeral Home, Winsted, on Monday, July 7, from 5-8 p.m.; a funeral will be held at Bakerville Church, 1087 Litchfield Tpke., New Hartford, on Tuesday, July 8 at 10:00. Please join the family in a celebration of Joan's life on Sunday, July 27, at Norbrook Farm Brewery, Colebrook, CT, at 12:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Bakerville Library, 6 Maple Hollow Rd., New Hartford, CT 06057.