Donald Yelle Obituary

Donald Fernand Yelle passed away in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on June 22, 2010 at 92 years of age. Born in 1918 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, to Elias and Anna (Lapointe), Donald graduated from Assumption College, Massachusetts, and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Georgetown University, Washington, DC. After serving an internship at the US Marine Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, he was commissioned in the United States Public Health Service, was attached to the United States Coast Guard and served as a traveling dentist to Coast Guard bases along the gulf shore during the last few years of World War II. In 1954, he married Vivian Antoinette Methe, settled in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and set up his dental practice in North Adams, Massachusetts, where he practiced until he retired in 1985. Donald and Vivian retired to Cape Coral, Florida where they were active in St. Andrew's Catholic Church, the Massachusetts Club, and various cooking classes. Vivian passed away in Florida in 2000. In 2003, Donald moved to Colorado to live with family. Donald is survived by his sons Richard and Raymond, Daughter-in-Laws Colleen (Burns) and Marie (Revak), and Grandchildren Brianna, Cassandra, Brittany, Madelyn, and Nathan. A funeral mass will be held at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Monument, Colorado, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 10 A.M. with a reception immediately following at the home of Raymond and Marie Yelle. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Assumption College, 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609 or St. Peter's Catholic Church, PO Box 827, Monument, CO 80132.