Obituary

YOLANDA VIVAS REBOLLEDO NACIO EN CALI COLOMBIAEL EL 10 DE MAYO DE 1952. NOS DEJA EN EL FRIO DE UN INVIERNO DE TORONTO, EL 27 DE ENERO 2019. POR SUS 20 ANOS SIENDO UNA ESTUDIANTE DE FILOSOFIA EN LA UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLE, SE INICIA EN EL TEATRO, PARTICPANDO A LA CREACION DEL GRUPO « ESQUINA LATINA » . EL 8 DE MARZO - DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LA MUJER - ESTE GRUPO HARA EN CALI UN ACTO EN SU MEMORIA. NUESTRA YOLI SE VOLVIO VIAJERA - SIEMPRE ABIERTA DE ESPIRITU - ENTRE CALI - TORONTO - PARIS. VUELVE A TORONTO EN LOS ANOS 90 Y CANADA LA ACOGE COMO CIUDADANA, PARA LA ULTIMA ETAPA DE SU RUTA … EN TORONTO SE CONVIERTE EN « TRABJADORA DEL CINE » Y POR 23 ANOS,… HASTA DECIEMBRE 2018 PUSO SU « ENTUSIASMO AL SERVICIO DE SU TRABAJO » … VIVIO CON VALENTIA EL CANCER QUE OCASIONO SU MUERTE … A SUS 66 ANOS SE FUE CON MUCHOS PROYECTOS GENEROSOS, FRATERNALES, ARTISTICOS QUE HUBIESEN SIDO NUESTRA ALEGRIA .. !! CHAO YOLANDA TE DESPIDIMOS CON AMOR ESTE 9 DE FEBRERO. YOLANDA VIVAS REBOLLEDO BORN IN TROPICAL CALI COLOMBIA, MAY 10 1952, BECAME A AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF THE CALENO THEATRE GROUP ‘ESQUINA LATINA’ IN THE 1970’S. LATER AN EXPLORATORY MOVE TO FRANCE VIA TORONTO IN 1980 AND MARRIED TO PATRICK COYLE ON THE TORONTO ISLANDS IN THE SUMMER OF 1984. THEY SETTLED BACK IN FRANCE UNTIL THE MID-NINETIES WHEN SHE SETTLED IN TORONTO AND LATER MADE A CAREER AS A SCENIC PAINTER IN THE BURGEONING TORONTO MOVIE INDUSTRY UNTIL ONE WEEK BEFORE ENTERING HOSPITAL SHE WAS TRANSFERRED FROM SAINT JOSEPHS TO PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL DUE TO A RAPID AND EXTREMELY AGRESSIVE CANCER. THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN MOUNT SINAI WHERE SHE DIED A FEW DAYS LATER ON THE NIGHT OF SATURDAY-SUNDAY JANUARY 27, 2019. SHE IS SURVIVED BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS IN VALENCIA SPAIN, BORDEAUX FRANCE, HELSINKI AND TORONTO INCLUDING MARTA, GUSTAVO, NYDIA, DIEGO, INLAWS, NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND AMONG OTHER CLOSE FRIENDS PATRICK COYLE AND JOSHUA CUTTING.

Visitation

Date
February 09, 2019
Location
Cardinal Funeral Home - Bathurst
Time
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Service

Date
February 09, 2019
Location
Cardinal Funeral Home - Bathurst
Time
02:00 PM

Cremation

Date
 
Location
Private cremation to follow
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February 08, 2019
Eva Mackey
This news is such a shock for me. To imagine that vibrant and energetic Yolanda is gone, is so very very sad. I have such fond memories of knowing Yolanda in Cali, Colombia; on Toronto Island; and in Paris with Patrick and Jorge (all in the 1980s). I was remembering her luminous presence and wonderful humour the other day. My deepest condolences to Yolanda's family and friends. Dear, Dear Yolanda!
February 08, 2019
Fergus Coyle
My deepest condolences to all of Yolanda's family and friends. I met her only a few times but it gave me the opportunity to appreciate that she was a wonderful, vivacious woman. She lived in my same apartment building and I looked forward to getting to know her better. Perhaps in the next life.