Yvette (Desjardins) Landry, 106, of Westport, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the Royal Taber Street Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Armand J. Landry.
Mrs. Landry was born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Napoleon and Marie L. (Duchesneau) Desjardins and had been a longtime resident of Westport. Prior to her retirement, she was the owner of a souvenir shop at the former Lincoln Park, Dartmouth. She also owned Landry’s Magic in New Bedford and for many years, assisted her late husband in his magic shows. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Grace Church, Westport and worked the Thursday night Bingo. She was a member of the Our Lady of Grace Senior’s Club and an honorary member of the women’s guild. She was also a member of AARP and the Franco-American Civic League and Catholic Financial Life, St. George Chapter 441. Mrs. Landry was a recipient of the Marian Medal and the Boston Post Cane and was Westport’s oldest resident.
Survivors include her daughter: Lynette M. Ouellette and her husband Normand E. of Westport; her grandson: Robert G. Ouellette and his wife Jennifer of Westwood, NJ; 2 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Ida Choquette, Yvonne Renwick, Rose Desjardins, George Desjardins and William Desjardins.
Funeral to which relatives and friends are invited will be Thursday, November 2, 2017 from the Potter Funeral Home at 9:00 A.M followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Grace Church, Westport at 10:00 A.M.
Calling hours will be Wednesday from 4-7 P.M.
Interment will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River.