YVONNE DOREEN CATHCART (LEASK)

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YVONNE DOREEN CATHCART (nee LEASK) September 29, 1925 - November 17, 2017 Yvonne Cathcart was born on September 29, 2017 in Keyes, Manitoba, to her parents William and Edith Leask and passed away peacefully at the Lodge at Broadmead, in Victoria, BC on Friday, November 17, 2017. Yvonne was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and is survived by her daughter Carmen (Lenny) Ross, her son Brant Cathcart, and daughter Elaine (John) Hopkins and her grandchildren, Daniel, Stephanie, Bryan, Keith, Ruby and Virginia; and great-grandchildren, Tabitha, James and Lily. She is predeceased by her sister Elaine and husband Bryan. Yvonne grew up near Gladstone, Manitoba where she met the love of her life Bryan Cathcart. Bryan flew Lancaster bombers for the RCAF during the Second World War while Yvonne went to school to become a Registered Nurse. Yvonne worked as a RN in Winnipeg and Victoria before she had great fun re-inventing herself as a co-owner and operator of Grace Wilson's women's clothing stores. Her interests included classical music, playing bridge with her close friends, taking her grandchildren to her summer place in Sooke and dancing with her husband Bryan and with her daughter Elaine in the Lodge at Broadmead. She was a hardworking resourceful woman full of creative innovation and resounding spirit that had her enjoying the music of her era until her last days. The family would like to thank the thoughtful and supportive staff of Broadmead Lodge who cared for Yvonne for the last years of her life. No service by request. In lieu of flowers A Tribute Gift in memory of Yvonne Cathcart to the: Alzheimer Society of British Columbia, www.alzheimer.ca/en/bc/We-can-help or the Memory and Music Program at the Lodge at Broadmead, https://www.broadmeadcare.com/ donate-or-volunteer would be greatly appreciated by her family. A Poem by Yvonne's Grandmother Mrs. Charles Leask, 1916 "Then the angel took her and led her in, Safe from this world of war and strife, And led her through vales of joy and peace, Beneath the tree of life. Ye loved ones whose hearts are bleeding and crushed, By a sorrow so hard to be borne, Remember there's healing and rest, And comfort for all those who mourn."

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 25, 2017