PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO STORMY CONDITIONS ROBERTA'S FUNERAL IS POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW, FRIDAY, AT 11:00 AM
Delorey, Roberta Margaret, 88, of Tracadie, passed away
suddenly March 26, 2017 at home.
Born on
January 26, 1929 in East Tracadie, she was one of 13 children born to
the late Ella Evangeline (Pettipas) and Joseph Arthur Bonvie.
Roberta and Russell were married for 35 years until
Russell's passing in 1983. She was a stay at home housewife
and devoted mother to 8 children. Roberta started working
during the summers at Carpin’s Cabins before starting full
time at the Claymore Inn where she was the head of housekeeping for
over 40 years. She enjoyed the company of her coworkers and loved and
took pride in her work. She looked forward to family and friends
stopping in for a cup of tea and sweet snack. Roberta
enjoyed spending time in her garden and will also be remembered for
her love of knitting, baking, and attending card plays.
She is cherished by her close-knit family, children,
Donna Marie Chisholm, Scarborough, Ontario; Ralph Edwin,
Halifax; Karen Ann (the late Conrad Burke),
Bailey’s Brook; Raymond Paul, Prince George, British
Columbia; Brenda Lee (James MacDonald), Pleasant Valley; Richard Eldon
(Geraldine Haverkort), St. Joseph’s; and Russell Dale John,
Upper Springfield; grandchildren: Chris, Robin, Megan, Mason, Rene,
Erin, Jillian, Chad, Devin, Cora, Holly, Hannah, Russell, David,
Melanie, Serge, Catherine, Jake, and Logan; 19 great
grandchildren; sister, Ethel (late Seward) Landry, West Arm
Tracadie; sister-in-law Rita Delorey, Tracadie; and
son-in-law Theodore Ehler.
Besides her
husband Russell, she was predeceased by daughter Margaret Lorraine;
siblings Matilda, Alphonse, Rita, Veronica, Martha, Bernard, Isabel,
Kay, Ray, Jerry, and Hubert; Son-in-law Terrance Ehler.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday from
2-4pm and 7-9pm in St. Peter’s Place, Tracadie.
Funeral Mass will be held Thursday at 11:00am in St. Peter’s
Church, Reverend John Barry presiding. Burial in the parish
cemetery at a later date.
Memorial
donations may be made to the M.S. Society of Canada
(Atlantic). Funeral arrangements are under the direction of
C.L. Curry Funeral Home, Antigonish. Online
condolences: www.clcurry.com