Obituary for K. Yvonne Playle
PLAYLE, K. Yvonne - 1924 – 2021 - Kathleen Yvonne Playle passed peacefully at her home in Niagara-on-the-Lake on May 3, 2021. She had just celebrated her 97th birthday and was blessed to see many of her family and friends during the final weeks of her life.
Yvonne was born in Scarborough, Ontario but moved to Montreal at an early age with her parents Bert and May Bedwell. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in 1944, and was a member of the McGill fencing club during her studies. She met her husband Colin at an Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship event at McGill while he was visiting on a break from his engineering studies at the University of Toronto. Yvonne and Colin married in the Town of Mount Royal in 1948 and soon settled in Niagara Falls, where they had their four children over a span of 13 years. After more than a decade as a homemaker and mother, Yvonne embarked on a second career in 1962 by starting her training as a Laboratory Technologist at the Greater Niagara General Hospital. After graduating in 1964 she worked for many years in the GNGH laboratory. Once their three eldest children left home for university, Yvonne and Colin moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake where they lived out the rest of their years.
Yvonne and Colin were members of St. Martin’s and St. John’s Anglican churches in Niagara Falls, followed by St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Yvonne served on the church altar guilds for many years. After retiring, Yvonne volunteered at both GNGH and the Niagara-on-the-Lake Hospital. She was a member of the Niagara Falls University Women’s Club, played badminton into her 90s, and was an avid bridge player. Yvonne also enjoyed summer camping with Colin and their children, and travelled extensively first with Colin and then with friends and family throughout Canada, the UK, Europe and New Zealand, and she also went on numerous cruises.
Yvonne is survived by her son Christopher Kim (Claude) and daughter Diane (Mike), as well as her four grandchildren Evelyn, Colin, Nicholas and Emma. She was predeceased by her husband Colin in 1994 and her children Rick (Anne) in 2005 and Kate in 2009.
Yvonne was born in Scarborough, Ontario but moved to Montreal at an early age with her parents Bert and May Bedwell. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in 1944, and was a member of the McGill fencing club during her studies. She met her husband Colin at an Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship event at McGill while he was visiting on a break from his engineering studies at the University of Toronto. Yvonne and Colin married in the Town of Mount Royal in 1948 and soon settled in Niagara Falls, where they had their four children over a span of 13 years. After more than a decade as a homemaker and mother, Yvonne embarked on a second career in 1962 by starting her training as a Laboratory Technologist at the Greater Niagara General Hospital. After graduating in 1964 she worked for many years in the GNGH laboratory. Once their three eldest children left home for university, Yvonne and Colin moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake where they lived out the rest of their years.
Yvonne and Colin were members of St. Martin’s and St. John’s Anglican churches in Niagara Falls, followed by St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Yvonne served on the church altar guilds for many years. After retiring, Yvonne volunteered at both GNGH and the Niagara-on-the-Lake Hospital. She was a member of the Niagara Falls University Women’s Club, played badminton into her 90s, and was an avid bridge player. Yvonne also enjoyed summer camping with Colin and their children, and travelled extensively first with Colin and then with friends and family throughout Canada, the UK, Europe and New Zealand, and she also went on numerous cruises.
Yvonne is survived by her son Christopher Kim (Claude) and daughter Diane (Mike), as well as her four grandchildren Evelyn, Colin, Nicholas and Emma. She was predeceased by her husband Colin in 1994 and her children Rick (Anne) in 2005 and Kate in 2009.