Yvette A. DROUIN

LOWELL -- Yvette A. (Drouin) Bukala, 82, a resident of Lowell, died Sunday, June 26, at Fairhaven Nursing Care Center in Lowell. She was the wife of John J. Bukala, who died in 1998. She was born in Lowell, on Oct. 12, 1922, daughter of the late Eugene and Yvonne (Tremblay) Drouin. She attended Lowell schools. Before retiring, Mrs. Bukala had been employed for many years as a registered nurse at the former St. Joseph Hospital in Lowell. Her survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Rick Wedge of Lowell; a son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Carolina Bukala of Hudson, N.H.; five grandchildren, Susan Wedge of San Diego, Kristin and Alison Wedge, both of Lowell, and Kastle and Kristofer Bukala, both of Hudson, N.H.; three sisters, Sr. Lucille Drouin of Grey Nuns of the Cross, Doris Drouin and Florence Tookmanian, all of Lowell; and many nieces and nephews. She was also sister of the late Sr. Pauline Drouin, Rita Drouin and Gabrielle Beauchesne. Published in the Lowell Sun on 6/28/2005.