It is with deep sadness and full faith in the Resurrection that we announce the falling asleep in the Lord of his handmaiden Yvonne (Hayek) Bandeli of Dedham MA. Love of George Bandeli’s life for the past 57 years; Proud Mom to Soraya Bandeli and her husband Bogdan Dumitrescu, Rima Bandeli and her husband Wadi Bandeli, and Rana Bandeli Condon and her husband David Condon; Loving Nana to Katrina Bandeli and her husband Nadi Atalla, Miranda Bandeli-Sabbagh and her husband Paul Sabbagh, Mircea Dumitrescu, John Condon and Sorina Condon; Nana-G (great grandmother) to Theodore and Gabriel Atalla.
Yvonne was a law school graduate from the University of Aleppo. She was a school principal in Aleppo, Syria and a Teacher of the Arabic language in Kuwait. Upon immigrating with her family to the US, she quickly learned English and became a tax preparer and finally retired from Multibank bank processing center in Waltham, MA.
Yvonne was an angel among us. Her soft spoken demeanor and reconciliatory manner are an example for all of us who were privileged to know and love her. After a short illness, she passed into the arms of our merciful Lord, surrounded by all her loved ones.
Yvonne's Funeral Service will be held at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church at 6 Atwood Ave. Norwood, MA 02062 Wednesday at 11 a.m. Visitation in the Church beginning at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectively invited to attend.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Church at the above address or at https://www.stgeorgenorwood.org.
Yvonne will be laid to rest at Brookdale Cemetery in Dedham.
May her Memory be eternal!
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