17 Oct 1985
Alexander Thomas Delorey, 84, of Mattie Settlement, Antigonish County, died Thursday in Amherst. Born in Mattie Settlement, he was a son of the late Alexander and Bridget (Rooney) Delorey. He was a labourer most of his working life and was a former member of St. Peter’s Parish, Tracadie. He is survived by three sisters, Emma O’Neil, Porter’s Lake; Mary Arrington, Salem, Mass.; Delia Murphy, Dartmouth; and a brother Marshall, spryfield. He was predeceased by his first wife, the former Agnes Pitts; two infant children; and his second wife, Christine. The body will be in Curry Brother’s Funeral Home, Antigonish, after 7 p.m. today. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday in St. Peter’s Church, Rev. Frank Morely officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.