Yolande C. Bureau Obituary (1949

Yolande C. (Bedard) Bureau, 68, of Lowell, beloved wife of Rene Bureau passed away Tuesday, December 19th with her loving family by her side. She was the cherished mother of Lynne Irvin and her husband Bill of Windham, NH, Paula Durand and her husband Eric of Hudson, NH and Amy Balakin and her husband Ryan of Hudson, NH and a wonderful Memere to Erica, Kristin, Jack, Mason, Rachael and Nicholas. Born in Lowell, December 6, 1949 to Marcel and Pauline Bedard, Yolande graduated St. Joseph High School in 1967 where she made many lifelong friends who helped her tremendously through the last few years. After graduating high school, she married her high school sweetheart and stayed home to raise her 3 daughters. She was then employed by Jeanne dArc Credit Union for 25 years, until she retired in 2009 to spend more time with her family. She loved nothing more than to be taking care of her family and going to family events and vacations. She enjoyed going to Foxwoods with her girlfriends and with her late sister, Paulette Bedard, who passed away in 2015. She is survived by two brothers, Guy Bedard and his wife Lillian (Roy) of Lowell and Jean Bedard and his wife Sandra (Bjorkman) of Dracut, a brother-in-law David Bureau of Hudson, NH, sisters-in-law Karen Farinha of Merrimack, NH and Elaine Bureau of Henderson, NV, as well as many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Yolandes smile lit up a room. She was humorous and everyone whom ever met her enjoyed her presence. Her sincerity and selflessness, even during her own battle were one in millions and she will be missed dearly by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. It being her wish, visiting hours have been omitted. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 11 o'clock at St. John the Evangelist Parish, 115 Middlesex Street, North Chelmsford. Burial will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, donations in Yolande's memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P. O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148, or to Boston Children's Hospital, 401 Park Drive, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02115. Service Information December 23, 2017 11:00am, St. John the Evangelist Parish 115 Middlesex Street N. Chelmsford, MA 01863 Interment Location Interment will be private.