Obituary of Yvonne McQueen

Yvonne (LeBlanc) McQueen, 69, of River Ryan, NS, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2016 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney. Born in New Waterford, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Bridget (McEachern) LeBlanc. Yvonne was a devoted mother and grandmother and a woman of great faith. She was a member of the 3rd Order Lay Carmelite Community of St. Elijah, CWL and Charismatic Renewal. Yvonne organized bus trips to St. Anne de Beaupre with Father Albert MacPherson and many trips to Our Lady of Grace Monastery. She worked at Sydney Steel and as a Crossing Guard for the Cape Breton School Board. Yvonne is survived by sons, Jason and Mark, New Waterford; granddaughter, the joy of her life, Ava Grace; siblings, Maureen Finlayson, Scotchtown, NS, Ann Marie McDonald (Earl), Moncton, NB, Karen Clements - Bedi (Amarjit), Edmonton, AB, Joe LeBlanc (Karen), Windsor, ON and uncle John Angus McEachern, New Waterford; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation will be held Thursday, July 7, from 4-8 p.m. at V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith Street, New Waterford. A funeral mass of celebration will take place Friday, July 8, 2016 at 10 a.m. in the Parish Church of St. Leonard, Mount Carmel Avenue, with Father Ray Huntley officiating. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at St. Leonard's Parish Hall on Convent Street. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice. Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at: www.vjmcgillivray.ca. Special thanks to all friends and staff of Palliative Care for their exceptional care and compassion.