Obituary of A. Edna Delorey

DELOREY, Alice "Edna" - 88, Passed away December 22, 2007 at the QEII Infirmary. Edna was the daughter of the late William and Lillian (Holland) Cooke .She was an employee of Regal before becoming a fulltime homemaker. In her youth she was very involved in sports and athletics. Edna was a long time member of St. James Anglican Church in Herring Cove. She is survived by her sons, Gerald (Evelyn), Herring Cove; and Tommy (Nova), Harrietsfield; daughters, Jean (Donald) O’Melia; Carolyn DeLorey; Kathleen McLeod, Halifax; and Diane MacLeod, Toronto ON; brother Henry “Harry” Cooke, Porter’s Lake; sisters Margaret Lowe, Shirley Turner, Herring Cove; and Helen Launt, British Columbia; twelve grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by husband Clifford; sons David, and Clifford “Sonny”; brothers, Harold, William, and George; sisters Esther, and Agnes. Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of J. Albert Walker Funeral Home (2005) Ltd., 149 Herring Cove Rd, Spryfield (477-5601). No visitation by family request. The funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, December 29, at St. James Anglican Church, Herring Cove, with Reverend Allan Frye officiating. Interment will be held at a later date. A special thank you to Dr. Tennakove, the doctors in Team D and the nursing staff of 8.4 for their outstanding care and kindness to Edna and the family. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the SPCA or any animal shelter. On-line condolences may be sent to: walkerfh.com