Yvette Fernande Dudley Obituary (1920 - 2012)

AUGUSTA - Yvette F. Dudley 92 of Augusta passed away on April 27, 2012 with her family and friends at her side. Yvette was born February 8th 1920 in St. Cecile, Quebec, the daughter of Leon & Virginia (Dubec) Bernier. At 15 months of age, Yvette traveled to Augusta on a train with her mother & sister. Yvette attended Augusta Schools and graduated from Cony High School in 1938, married and became the loving mother of 6 children. She retired from Statler Tissue after working for 30 years; Yvette traveled extensively around the US & Canada, she even climbed part of Mt. Katahdin. She instilled the love of camping in her children, nieces & nephews and was know to appear at a campfire well into her 90’s. She was an avid card player, loved to read and do crossword puzzles. She enjoyed needlework and won many blue ribbons at the Windsor Fair for her crocheting and knitting. The thing Yvette enjoyed most was a family event. Yvette was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church. Yvette is survived by her brother William Bernier of Gardiner, 3 of her children: Patricia D. Matuzak of Augusta, Roland L. Dudley Jr. of DeQuincy LA, and Leon J. Dudley & his wife Cindy of North Kingstown, RI. Her grand children: Sonja Aker of Cleburne, TX, Roland L. Dudley III of Sulphur, LA, Jacqueline Masterson of New Britain CT, Jennifer Cordani of Southington CT, Amber Hardtke of Rochester NH, Patricia Lukeski of Newington, CT, Catherine Dudley and Richard Dudley of North Kingstown, RI and her 12 great-grandchildren; also several nieces and nephews. Yvette was predeceased by her parents, 4 siblings: Armand & Blanche Bernier of St. Cecile, Blanche Sullivan of Augusta, Lillian Butler of Farmingdale & Freeport and 3 children: Theron Dudley of Augusta, Cynthia A. Dudley of Hartford CT and Sandra J. Masterson of New Britain, CT. We would like to thank Glenridge Rehabilitation for the wonderful care given to our mother by the staff and nurses; also a special thank you to Dr. James Schneid. Join us for a celebration of Yvette’s life at 11:00am on Saturday May 12, at Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, One Church St., Augusta. Visiting will be held from 10:00am until time of service. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery, Augusta. Condolences, memories, photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the website at www.khrfuneralhomes.com