Yolanda Perry Carle

March 25, 1930 – August 11, 2010

Yolanda Perry Carle, beloved mother, wife and friend, passed away Aug. 11, 2010, after several years of declining health.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Leland M. and McNone Perry. She is survived by her children, David Carle, Cindy Carle Davenport, Wendy Catherine Carle, and Brad Carle; grandchildren Preston Lee Carle, Riley Perry Carle, Evan Carle Chandler and Matthew Carle Chandler; brothers Malin and Russell Perry; close friends and sisters-in-law Marilyn and Judy Perry; and former husband Wayne Carle.

A memorial service and celebration of Yolanda’s wife will be held at 11 a.m. on Sat., Aug. 21, at Walker-Sanderson Mortuary, 646 East 800 North, in Orem. Please visit walkerfamilymortuary.com to share memories and condolences. In lieu of flowers family suggests contributions to Family Hospice of Boulder, Colo., at www.familyhospice.net.

Quick to smile, bountiful in compassion and generous in giving, brimming with love for her family, and fierce in support and protection of her loved ones, Yolanda also was gifted with a finely tuned sense of creativity and style and the skills to develop her talents. She was talented and accomplished in fashion design and millinery. She loved Broadway musicals, sentimental movies, fine artistry and craftsmanship. She was drawn to beauty all around.

She was born March 25, 1930, in Cedar City, Utah, to Leland and McNone Perry, a family that was active and prominent in its contributions to the community’s life. The family moved to Provo, where Leland successively worked with the Federal Public Works Administration and U.S. Steel’s Geneva Works. He later became Director of Physical Plant for BYU and for all LDS Church colleges.

Yolanda’s name arose from the family heritage enriched by Leland and McNone’s connection to Mexico. In her journal, McNone explained the origin of the unusual name. She wrote that while she and Leland were serving as missionaries in San Antonio, “...we called on a nice young Mexican woman. She was holding a beautiful baby girl. I asked the baby’s name and she said it was Yolanda. I wrote the name in my notebook. We thought if we ever had a baby girl, that is the name we would give her.” In grade school Yolanda said she often only needed to sign her first name on class papers, which she said everyone knew because it was so unusual.

Yolanda and future husband Wayne Carle first met in grade school in Provo, even starring opposite each other as leads in a school play. Yolanda went on to Brigham Young High School, where she excelled in several pursuits, including winning a multi-state debate competition and being named “Best Thespian". She was chosen to play the organ processional and recessional at her commencement. She was also sought after as a model and was already an accomplished seamstress and designer. And it was at B.Y. High that she struck up a close lifelong friendship with Carma de Jong (Anderson).

She attended BYU, where she was a founding member and officer of the Orchesis dance group, now in its 62nd year. Yolanda and Wayne were married in 1950, when she left college after two years to support his continuing college work. Children David, Cindy and Wendy were born in Provo.

The family moved to Columbus and then Akron, Ohio, where Wayne completed his Ph.D. and began a career in school administration. Yolanda and Wayne served in several positions of leadership in their LDS ward, including as bishop and Relief Society president and presiding over the construction of a new ward and stake building. Yolanda devoted skill and energy in supporting Wayne in public and professional appearances and events. Son Brad arrived after the family moved again to Columbus. In 1968 they moved to Dayton, where Wayne was superintendent of schools in a time of many challenges facing the city’s schools. Yolanda helped the family endure the intense stresses of the Dayton experience, serving as the family’s emotional center, and a local newspaper featured her as a model of “the woman behind the man.” She adored her children, was proud of their accomplishments, and fostered an unusual degree of cooperation among the siblings, which endures to this day.

The family later moved to Northwest Indiana and then to Houston, Texas. Yolanda started a small business in designing and decorating clothing and worked at the retail level in fine fashions.

The couple divorced in 1985, and in 1991, Yolanda returned to Provo to be near her aging parents. In 1997, she moved to Colorado to be near her two daughters, where she remained until her death. She endured illness and decline with the kindness and love which surrounded her.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The family would like to acknowledge the excellent care afforded to their mother while at Golden West, Boulder Manor, and at Frasier Meadows Retirement Center in Boulder, Colorado; the care and concern given by Dr. Morris Moore, Dr. Allan Graham, Dr. Aaron Snyder, Joan Hammond, NP, and Dr. Nora Reznickova, of Kaiser Colorado, and by the Kaiser Internal Medicine Hospitalist Group and staff of Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital; and the tremendous care and support given by Debbie, Mary Ellen, Ginger, Amy, Dr. Myra Tuckerman, and others from Family Hospice of Boulder.

The family would also like to acknowledge the love and support from our extended family over the years.

Arrangements under the direction of Crist Mortuary, Boulder, CO.