Yvonne M. Kilbride

Yvonne M. Kilbride, 98, formerly of Glen Road, Sandy Hook, died March 5, in Ashlar of Newtown, where she had been a resident for five years. Mrs Kilbride was the wife of the late Francis P. Kilbride.

Mrs Kilbride was born in Haverhill, Mass., on February 28, 1906, a daughter of the late Adelard J. and Rosalie (Ouimette) Thibault. She was a charge nurse at Fairfield Hills Hospital for 24 years until her retirement.

A resident of Newtown since the 1920s, she was a parishioner of St Rose of Lima Church and after her retirement was a longtime active volunteer there. Mrs Kilbride designed and made the baptismal gowns used at St Rose for many years.

Mrs Kilbride is survived by a daughter, Rosemarie Cavanaugh of Newtown; 22 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Francis J. Kilbride; and a daughter, Catherine McGrath.

Funeral services were held March 8 from Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown, and at St Rose of Lima Church for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment was in St Rose Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to St Rose of Lima Memorial Fund, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown CT 06470.

The Newtown Bee        March 12, 2004