Yvonne Milnes, 55, of Methuen, MA, passed away Saturday January 16th, 2009 at the Lawrence General Hospital, after a long battle to cancer.
Yvonne has left us to be joined with her son Sam Wright, formerly of Chester, NH and her sister, Gertrude Jenkins, formerly of Newport, RI.
Yvonne was born in Lowell, MA on July 7th, 1954. She was an active associate member of the Arlington Naturalization Club in Lawrence. She loved spending time with her family and friends, gambling in her free time and most of all , she would give up everything to spend time with her longtime love and best-friend, Bobby.
She is survived by her life partner Robert Proctor of the Greater Lawrence area, sons, Jimmy Bijeol and his wife Kary of Manchester, NH, Dana Wright and his fiancé Jenn Sciaudone of Raymond, NH and Curtis Stoker and his wife Lindsay of Lawrence, MA, daughters, Marci Wright and her fiancé Seth Wines of Fremont, NH, Laurie Hopper and her husband James of Dorchester, MA and Carrie Proctor of Haverhill, MA, 10 grandchildren, Nicholas, Dana Jr., Austin, Taylor, Delia, Logan, Mason, Sarah, David and Michael, a great-grandson Jonathan, a sister Joanna Brasher of Methuen, brothers, David Brasher and his wife Anne of Warner, NH, Dennis Brasher and Ross Stoker of Methuen, MA and numerous nieces and nephews and her beloved dog, Brewski. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the doctors, nurses and support staff of the Lawrence General and Holy Family Hospitals.
Friends are invited to call on Wednesday, January 20th from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Charles F. Dewhirst Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Methuen. A funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Cremation is to follow. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Proctor Family, c/o the Dewhirst Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Methuen, MA 01844.