DUFOUR (Crispo), Yvonne

Yvonne (Crispo) Dufour died peacefully on December 14, 2019 in Bissett Court Retirement Home, Cole Harbour. She suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Yvonne was born on October 16, 1930 in Havre Boucher to the late Mark and Beatrice (King) Crispo. She graduated as an R.N. from St. Martha’s School of Nursing, Antigonish, in 1952 and began her nursing career in New York City shortly afterwards. She married the love of her life Fernand Dufour in 1955, and together they had three children: Yvon (Lynda Swinemar), Dartmouth; Gina (Marc) Ouellette, Laval, Que.; and Arlene (late Jerry) Bujold, Elliott Lake, Ont. They were married 50 years until Fernand’s death in 2005. Yvonne’s dedication to nursing and comforting the sick was unparalleled. She worked in many hospitals in Quebec and Nova Scotia and notably, Montreal’s Institute of Cardiology where she headed the nursing team for the first heart recipient in Canada. She retired from the Nova Scotia Hospital in Dartmouth after 15 years of service. She spent most of her time travelling, entertaining, cooking, sewing, and listening to music. Besides her children, she is survived by sisters, Myrtle, Marie, Leola Connor, Leonie Almeda, Dolores (Lloyd Leblanc); and brother, Rev. William "Bill" Crispo; grandchildren, Katie, Jeffrey, Sarah, Andre, Julie Anne, and Michel; and great-grandchildren, Alina and Marty; and many nieces and nephews. Yvonne firmly believed that she would rejoin her many friends and family waiting for her in Heaven. Among them her husband, Fernand; brothers, James and Leon; sister, Theresa Marko; brothersin-law, Paul Almeda, Blake Connor, and John Marko, and son-inlaw Jerry Bujold. Visitation will be held in St. Paul’s Center, Havre Boucher, today, Monday from 7-9 p.m. Funeral will be held in St. Paul’s Church Tuesday at 11 a.m., Rev. Bill Crispo officiating. Burial to follow in St. Paul’s Cemetery. In Memoriam, donations to a charity of choice appreciated. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of C.L. Curry Funeral Home, Antigonish. Online condolences: www.clcurry.com