Obituary of Mary Anne Delainey

Mary Anne Delainey 1908 - 2009 Our Great grandmother , Mary Delainey, formerly of Rolla, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009, at the age of 101 years. She was born to Anna and August Franke on February 13, 1908 in a sod house on their farm, a few miles from Leipzig, Saskatchewan. The Franke family consisted of 9 children; 4 girls and 5 boys. Mary was the sixth sibling. She grew up on a farm, and attended the country school until Grade 8. The school teacher boarded at the Franke farm. Great grandma had talent: she played the organ, soft ball and tennis. She loved sports. She met Lucas Delainey, the love of her life and they were married in November of 1928. She came to the Rolla district in the 30’s. She met and had many good neighbors and friends: the Stewarts, the Nobbs, the Guays and many more, too numerous to mention. They met for afternoon teas, birthdays, Christmas’ and other events. A lot of visiting went on between friends and neighbors in those days. She also loved the ground. She always had a good garden and lovely flowers. She was an excellent seamstress, cook and she did all her daily chores by routine. We remember every Wednesday as her baking day. She made the best bread, pies, cakes and cookies; you name it! She was an excellent homemaker and she could run and operate the farm machinery better than any hired hand. Mary joined the Rolla Women’s Institute, the Rolla Curling Club, the Rolla O.O.R.P. and became the Honored Royal Lady, and later, a "Life Member” of the Dawson Creek O.O.R.P., # 85. She loved to dance. Mary and Lucas never missed a dance in Rolla or in the outlying areas. She became an Ardent Curler when Rolla got it’s one sheet of natural ice. She loved the sport and never missed a bonspiel. She was a very active person; she was strict and sometimes very stern. She is pre-deceased by her husband, Lucas Delainey, her parents, eight siblings, a son-in-law and a grandson. She is survived by her daughter, Rita (Al) Miner, her son, Donald (Ruth) Delainey, seven grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren. A Prayer service was held on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at the Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church, Dawson Creek, BC and a Funeral mass was held on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church. Father Michael Anyasoro officiated. Interment followed in the Dawson Creek City cemetery, Dawson Creek, BC Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mary, may be made by donation to the Rotary Manor Care Facility, 1121 - 90th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 5A3.