Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Clukey
First Name
Delia
Middle Name
Maiden Name
LaBree
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Ste. Flavie, Quebec
Date of Birth
1873
Place of Death
Date of Death
1950-01-08
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 1-12-1950, p.7
Obituary
MRS. DELIA CLUKEY Mrs. Delia Clukey, 77, wife of Elmer J. Clukey, died Sunday afternoon at a nursing home here after a short illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Leo Carey officiating. Burial was in the Sangerville village cemetery. She was born in Ste. Flavie, Que., the daughter of Louis and Celina LaBree. Her girlhood was spent in Canada. She came to Dexter at the age of 25, and was employed in the Abbott mill, and after marriage remained there about 20 years, the family moving to Sangerville about 32 years ago. Two years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Clukey observed the 50th anniversary of their marriage. She was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church of Sangerville. Surviving besides her husband are five daughters: Mrs. Helen Baillie, Mrs. Yvonne Dulac, Mrs. Mary Tarr and Mrs. Rebecca Clukey, all of Sangerville, Mrs. Isabelle Bouley of Greenville; three sons, Albert and Fred of Sangerville and Alfred of Kingsbury; 10 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Vatline Dionne of Portsmouth, N. H. and Mrs. Mary Poulin of Pittsfield; several nieces and nephews.