Date of Service: January 10, 2014

July 13, 1931 – January 5, 2014

PATTERSON YVETTE RITA 1931 – 2014 Yvette Rita Patterson, 82, passed away from heart failure, complicated by pneumonia, in Kamloops, BC on January 5, 2014, with her son and son-in-law by her side. She was born July 13, 1931 in Gaspé, Quebec to Eugene and Germaine Sinnett. Yvette married Wayman Day Patterson in Sudbury, ON in 1951.

She was a homemaker, while Wayman was a welder. They moved with their daughter Fay and son John to San Diego, CA in 1964. Following Fay’s marriage, they moved to Kamloops in 1974. Yvette’s interests throughout life were centered primarily on her family. She devoted much of her time and energy as a caregiver to Wayman, who developed a dementia. Yvette was preceded in death by her husband and daughter, and is survived by her son and her brother Gaston. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, January 10 at 11:00am in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, 360 Nicola Street, Kamloops, V2C 2P5. Donations may be sent to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation (311 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T1; 250-314-2325; www.rihfoundation.ca). Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577 Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com