Yvette (DeCoste) O’Neil, died at the age of 78, while in Palliative Care at the Bathurst Chaleur Regional Hospital after a second battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family and special friend, Claudette. She was born in Bathurst, NB and was the daughter of the late Adolphe Leger and Adeline Vienneau.
Yvette is survived by her husband of 18 years, Brian O’Neil, and her 3 children: Christine Cluett (Tony) of Grande Prairie, AB, Kevin DeCoste (Cynthia) of Bathurst, NB and Keith DeCoste (Sabina) of Ottawa, ON and her precious dog LuLu. She was known by her 5 grandchildren as "Grammie". Ty, Sam, Sarah, Adam and Sophie will miss Grammie’s upbeat personality, sense of humour and all her home-made baking.
Also part of Yvette’s family were her Step-Children: Susan Rogers (Ernie) of Middle River, NB, Chris O’Neil (Ellen) of Middle River, NB, Donald O’Neil (Nicole) of Fort McMurray, AB and Patrick O’Neil (Sandra) of Quispamsis.
Yvette had 8 Step Grandchildren: Jenna, Matthew, Dana, Ashley, Monica, Sean, Ethan and Madeline along with 5 Step Great-Grandchildren: Ava Jo, Cassidy, Rhys, Patricia and Malakai.
Her siblings will remember her fondly: Anita Baker (Vic), Ernest Leger (Liz), Sister-In-Law (Patricia Leger), Simonne Boudreau (Norman), Jeannine Vienneau (Ronald), Lorraine Herygers (Rick Carmicheal) and Anne-Marie Babin. Her two sister-in-laws: Anna Ryan and Marie DeCoste from the DeCoste side and brother-in-law Daniel O’Neil (Carol) and sister-in-laws Sharon Comeau and Gail Allen from the O’Neil side.
Yvette is predeceased by her husband Harold. They were married for 31 years and lived in Ontario prior to settling in Bathurst. Yvette is also predeceased by her father Adolphe Leger, mother Adeline Leger, brother Roger Leger and brother-in-law Bill Herygers, step-daughter Marlene and sister-in-law Patricia (TeCe) Melanson.
She has many special brother-in-laws, sister-in-laws, nieces, nephews, aunts, cousins and many other family members and countless friends (especially Claudette Gallagher, Anita Doucet and Shirley Hache) that will miss her sense of humour, thoughtfulness and card playing skills.
Our mother loved life and was very active. She walked the Ottawa Half-Marathon on three occasions. She could be seen walking around Bathurst in all types of weather as she prepared for this challenge. Her pastime included gardening and she took great pride in her beautiful flower beds. Playing cards every week kept her busy with her card buddies. She was also active in the local bowling league and CWL and loved watching Curling and her Blue Jays on TV. No-one loved Christmas more than our mom. Her house was always beautifully decorated in her Snowman theme.
We would like to extend heartfelt thanks to everyone that visited and brought meals to the house during this difficult time. The Extramural care and Palliative Care that was provided was exemplary. Special thanks to Extramural Nurse Danielle and all the other nurses who were so caring to our mother. Dr. Wade came to our mother’s home on a regular basis and we certainly appreciate his caring manner. Special thoughts also go out to Father David Ferguson who took time out of his busy schedule to come to the house to visit our mom.
Visitation will be held on Thursday August 9, 2018 from 7-9 pm at Elhatton’s Funeral Home in Bathurst, NB. Funeral Mass will be held on Friday August 10, 2018 at 1:00pm at Holy Family Church in Bathurst, NB with a Reception afterwards in the basement of the church.
