Yolande Rita (Lachance) Blackburn 96, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 29,2020 in Boca Raton, Florida. She was born on August 11, 1923 in St Fabien, Quebec Canada. The daughter of Albert Lachance and Olivine (LeJeune) Lachance. She had twelve siblings.
Yolande married Lucien Blackburn on September 27, 1947 at the Sacre Coeur Catholic Church in Welland, Ontario, Ca. They celebrated 66 years of marriage and had five children,one son-in-law and one daughter in-law—Roger Blackburn, Yvan Blackburn, Yvon Blackburn, Ginette (Blackburn) Docktor (Tom Docktor son-in-law) Robert Blackburn and Tracy Blackburn daughter-in-law. She had 20 Grand children, 31 Great grandchildren and 3 Great great grand children and other family and friends.
Yolande had a strong belief in St Anne de Beaupre. She subscribed to her journal all her life and prayed for her to ask God for her needs anytime things got difficult or she needed support.
They settled in Port Coburn, Ontario, CA. for 11 years. They made their move to Glendale, Ca in 1962 and Yolande spent the last nine years of her life in Indiana and Florida under her daughter and son in laws care.
Yolande was a devoted wife, with very strong marital beliefs, a loving mother and grandmother. She was a woman of many talents ie. Cook, baker, canning to the extremes, seamstress- made her children’s clothes, knitting sweaters, hats, mittens, gloves, scarves from old sweaters she would take apart. She upholstered furniture like a pro. Anything to make our home nicer and stretch that dollar.
Yolande is survived by her five children, son in law and daughter in law, her grand children, and great grand children, her sister, Terese Demers, brothers Real Lachance and Guy Lachance.
Yolande is preceded in death by her husband Lucien Blackburn and ten of her siblings.
Yolande was cremated and will have a celebration of life between Christmas and New Years 2020. An exact date has not been set.
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