Obituary of Yvonne Sullivan
On Sunday, June 27 th , 2021, Yvonne (Bonnie) Sullivan passed away quietly at the age of 68 at the
Margaret Bahen Hospice, after a hard-fought battle with brain cancer.
Born in Meaford, Ontario, Bonnie was a caring daughter to her predeceased father, Sheldon Mills, and is
survived by her mother, Truus Dales, and her four siblings: Ray (Jan), Elaine (Dennis), Ron (Mary) and
Cecil (Gail). She was a devoted wife to Scott (in their 40 th year of marriage), a loving and supportive
mother to Robyn, Colin (Beth) and Lindsay (Matt), and a caring aunt/great aunt to several nieces and
nephews.
Bonnie enjoyed many pastimes; spending hours out in her garden at both the cottage and the family
home, traveling the world, curling with her friends at the Richmond Hill Curling Club, trying out new golf
courses in the summer months, baking over the holidays (you couldn’t get enough of her empire
cookies) and spending time with the kids chasing sunsets in Fenelon Falls at the family cottage. She
loved animals (especially her beloved dog Tucker) and going for walks and bike rides on the many trails,
but most of all she enjoyed making memories with family and friends.
Friendship was something that Bonnie cherished and developed everywhere she went. She kept in
touch with nursing school classmates, her Unionville/Markham friends, her curling team members, her
golfing mates, co-workers from Thornhill Medical and always enjoyed a friendly round of euchre with
Brenda and Kevin.
Her many years in nursing were a true testament to her caring, thoughtful and generous personality.
Bonnie graduated from Nightingale School of Nursing and got her first job in the Emergency Department
at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto. From there she moved to the Sunnybrook Emergency Department for a
number of years and then to a family physician practice in Markham. After Robyn, Colin and Lindsay
were born she left the profession to focus on raising her family and returned back to nursing as the kids
finished high school, eventually retiring in 2018.
Our sincerest thanks and gratitude go out to all of the doctors, nurses and caregivers at the Odette
Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Hospital and the staff and volunteers at the Margaret Bahen Hospice in
Newmarket for their hours of support, guidance and care. A sincere thank you goes out to the countless
friends and family members who brought meals, flowers/gifts and who were a part of those memorable
garage and backyard visits, your kind gestures were appreciated more than you could ever know.
In loving memory of Bonnie, donations can be made to Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre or the
Margaret Bahen Hospice. A celebration of life will take place in the summer of 2022 when it is safe for
all of us to be together.
Bonnie, we love you more!
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Death notice for the town of: Keswick, Province: Ontario