Nov.4,1963
Alex Devison - Glace Bay, Alex Devison, 59 of New Aberdeen died at the Victoria General Hospital in Halifax.  Born in Glace Bay, he was employed at No. 20 mine until his illness seven years ago.  A member of St. John's Church, he is survived by his wife the former Beatrice Gracie; three sons, Lawrence in Ontario; Arnold and D'arcy in Glace Bay; two daughters, Marguerite, Mrs. Hugh MacDonald, Glace Bay and Theresa, Mrs. James Howley, Toronto; also four brothers, Andrew, Ignatius and Rod, Glace Bay and John Robert in Sydney and one sister Anastasia Wilkinson, Glace Bay.  Funeral services were held with interment in the parish cemetery. 
(Alex, s/o Mary Anne Gracie; s/o Basil Damais; Fidele; Lazare; Emmanuel) (Beatrice, his wife, d/o Helaire F.; Fidele; Lazare; Emmanuel)

December 18, 1979 John H. Delaney _ Glace Bay. Union Leader Dies.....
Funeral Mass for John Coastal Courier H. Delaney, 71, one of Cape Breton's great union leaders, was held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at St. Anne's Church. He resided at 340 King Edward Street. Mr. Delaney died suddenly late Wednesday afternoon in his hotel room in Halifax shortly before he was to return to Glace Bay. He had been in Halifax on business in his role as chairman of the mining sector of the Provincial Voluntary Economic Planning Commission. Mr. Delaney officially retired from the United Mine Workers of America in 1975 when he was director of International Affairs for the union. He served 25 years as International Board Member for District 26, a post he held until his retirement. Shortly after he retired the post of International Board Member, he began a campaign and created the term (Automatic Assumption). That developed into the Mineworkers Respiratory Disease Association and won the support of all mine locals in Cape Breton. Mr. Delaney was elected as chairman and held that post at the time of his death. The association became a strong lobby on behalf of mine workers suffering from lung diseases and it was only recently that Provincial Health Minister Dr. Gerald Sheehy announced that a special unit dealing with lung diseases would be established in Glace Bay. This was one of the major accomplishments gained by the association. Mr. Delaney was born in Glace Bay and educated here. His trade was that of a machinist and he began his career working at No. 2 Colliery in 1926. Later he moved to the Dominion Coal Company Central Machine Shop on Union Street. He transferred to No. 11 for a short period and then returned to the machine shop. He began attending meetings of Mechanical Local Union in 1933 and in 1934 attended a UMW District Convention. It was a steady rise up the ladder in the UMW after that. He held practically every office in Mechanic Local Union, and served as president for a term. In 1938 he was elected a district teller. In 1950 he sought the post of International Board Member and won elections continually thereafter. In 1970 he won the post by acclamation, In 1954 he polled the largest vote ever recorded in the history of District 26. During the period of 1970 to 1973 he was appointed president of District 18, a new district which served the miners of Western Canada. He was a member of the International Federation of Free Trade Unions with headquarters in Belgium and the Miners Foundation of Labor, headquarters in London, England. When he was appointed to the post of director of International Affairs for the UMW he became the first Canadian to hold the post. At the time of his retirement he urged members to guard and protect the UMW. "Remember always, that a labor union is a working man' s best friend". In the 1950's he was named to a special committee by Premier Stanfield when Medicare was to be introduced to the province. It was Mr. Delaney who was called on by committee to address a meeting of the Nova Scotia Medical Association to outline the scheme. In 1969 he served on a Royal Commission on Salaries for members of the Provincial Legislature. He served on the Board of Governors of both St. Francis Xavier and Dalhousie Universities. He maintained his membership in the UMW of A, up to the time of his death. He was one of those who helped to revive the Victorian Order of Nurses in Glace Bay in the 1960's. He was a long time member of the St. Anne's Men's Choir, was active in golf and was a member of the Lingan Golf Club, a member of Bridge Clubs, a charter member of the Glace Bay Central Credit Union and served as president for a period. He was a member of the Board of Directors for CJFX Radio, and was a member of the Halifax Club. Mr. Delaney was a member of St. Anne's Parish. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Ida Delaney (nee Ida Gallant of Arichat), sons William, of Glace Bay, and Coady of Sydney, sisters Margaret of Glace Bay, Mary of Calgary, Sr. Eugene of Talbot House in Frenchvale, brothers Godfrey and Francis both of Glace Bay, and Joe of Toronto. He is predeceased b parents and by brothers Bill and Roy. The body rested at Curry's Funeral Home. 322 King Edward Street. (I think Ida being of Arichat is a mistaken by the Coastal Courier, she was born in Belle Cote, Inv.)
(John H. Delaney is s/o Laura Mar Young, d/o William Young and Bridget Keefe b. Nov.26,1853, L'Ardoise).

C. B. Post  - December 19, 1989
Mary B. DOUCETTE  - Mary Bernice DOUCETTE, 72, Ingonish, died Sunday in Buchanan Memorial Hospital, Neil's Harbour. Born in L'Ardoise, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm and Laura (BOYD) MacNEIL. She was a member of St. Peter's Parish, Ingonish and the CWL of that church. Mrs. DOUCETTE was active in all aspects of parish work and was a retired school teacher. She is survived by her husband, Gordon; three daughters, Virginia (Mrs. Robert O 'REILLY), Toronto, Jane, St. Catherine's, Ont., Claire, Digby; a son, John, at home; two sisters, Gertrude (Mrs. John PERTUS), Halifax, Louise (Mrs. Amos McGEAN), L'Ardoise and a brother, Bernard, Montreal. She was predeceased by her sister, Mary FRASER_MacNEIL and her first husband, Flight Lieutenant Arnold BLYNN. The body rests at the Fillmore and Whitman Funeral Home, North Ingonish. Funeral mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 am in St. Peter's Church, with Rev. Paul MacGILLIVARY officiating. Interment in the parish cemetery.

June 23, 1990
DeYoung, Dominique-73, L'Ardoise, died Saturday in Sydney City Hospital. Born in Martinique, Richmond Co., he was the son of the late Paul and Elizabeth(Sampson)DeYoung. He is survived by his wife Evangeline;a sister, Emily MacDonald, River Bourgeois; a stepsister, Mary Rodger, Pondville. He was predeceased by three brothers, Ned, Paul, Peter James; two stepbrothers, Clifford, Abel. The body is in Holy Guardian Angel Parish Funeral Home, L'Ardoise.Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. today in Holy Guardian Angel Church, Rev. J.J.MacDonald officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Mar 3, 1993
DELANEY, Godfrey - 74, 342 King Edward St., Glace Bay, died March 1, 1993, in Glace Bay General Hospital. Born in Glace Bay, he was a son of the late William H. and Laura (Young) Delaney. He was employed with Dominion Coal
Company and Devco, survey crew, retiring at age 65. He was a member of St. Anne's Church and church choir for 42 years and a member of Glace Bay Council Knights of Columbus. He was a veteran of the Second World War, serving overseas and a member of Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 3. Musically inclined, he sang in numerous local operettas, including Rotary Productions. He was a member of The Men of the Deeps, when they were formed in 1967, and appeared with them in Montreal during Expo '67. He is survived by two sisters, Eugenie, Congregation Sisters of St. Martha's; Mary, Calgary; brother, Joe, Toronto; several nephews. He was predeceased by four brothers, Bill, John H., Francis, Roy; sister, Margaret. The body is in Curry's Funeral Home, 140 Main St., Glace Bay, visiting 7-9 p.m. tonight, 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, where a Knights of Columbus prayer service will be 8 p.m. Thursday. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in St. Anne's Church, Rev. Norman MacPhee officiating. Burial will be in parish cemetery.
(Godfrey is s/o Laura Young, d/o William Young and Bridget Keefe b. Nov.26,1853, L'Ardoise)

Sept 26, 1994
DEVISON, Ignatius (Naish) - 80, 43 Sterling Rd., Glace Bay, died September 24, 1994, in Glace Bay Community Hospital. Born at Glace Bay, he was a son of the late Alexander and Mary Anne (Gracie) Devison. He was a member of St. Leo's Church and Royal Canadian Legion. He was a veteran of the Second World War and employed with Dominion Coal Co. 20 Colliery. He is survived by two sons, Jimmy, Bobby, both of Glace Bay; brother, Andrew, Glace Bay; a grandson; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by four brothers, Alec, John Robert, Hec, Rod; sister, Stasia. Funeral will be 10 a.m. today in St. Leo's Church, Rev. W. DeCourcy officiating. Burial will be in St. Anne Cemetery under the direction of V.J. McGillivray Funeral Homes Ltd., Glace Bay. 
(Naish, s/o Mary Anne Gracie; d/o Basil Damais b. L'Ardoise; Fidele; Lazare; Emmanuel)

Dec 19, 1994
DALAHUNT, Mary Alice - 84, Northwood Centre, Halifax, formerly of East Chezzetcook, Halifax Co., died December 17, 1994, in the centre. Born in L'Ardoise, Richmond Co., she was a daughter of the late James and Margaret (Landry) Barron. Surviving are her sister, Sabina (Mrs. Hubert Bonin), Halifax; brother, Danny, Toronto; a niece and nephew. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank. Visitation will be 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday in Snow's Funeral Home, Windsor Street, Halifax. Funeral will be 12:15 p.m. Wednesday in St. Mary's Basilica. Cremation to follow. Spring burial in St. Genevieve's parish cemetery, East Chezzetcook. Donations to Northwood Centre, ninth floor.

Aug 6, 1997   (Wife of John H. Delaney, son of William P. and Laura Mae (Young) Delaney)
DELANEY, Dr. Ida Gallant - Of 82 Currie St., Glace Bay, died peacefully in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital on August 5, 1997. Born in Belle Cote, Inverness Co., she was a daughter of the late Judge Thomas and Marie (Deveau) Gallant. She was a graduate of the Nova Scotia Normal College. She graduated from St. Francis Xavier University with a bachelor of arts degree in 1932, and with a master of arts degree in 1933. She received the Governor General's Medal in 1932 and an honorary doctorate in 1978, both from St.  F.X. After leaving university, she taught school for four years in New Glasgow. In 1936, she was appointed by the extension department of St. F.X. as its first field worker and was posted in Glace Bay, where she remained for the rest of her life. She was very active in the Cooperative, Credit Union and Labour movements. She travelled extensively throughout the Maritime provinces on behalf of the extension department at St. F.X. She was a regular columnist on labour matters in the Maritime Cooperator (now the Atlantic Cooperator) for over 20 years. Her interest in labour affairs was enhanced by her marriage to John H. Delaney, who was the international board member for District 26 of the UMWA for over 20 years, and for whom she was a tireless and invaluable supporter and partner. She contributed her services in great measure to the Glace Bay Citizen's Service League, which was one of the principle interests of her life in her later years. She was associated for many years with the Laubach Literacy Council of Canada, as a teacher and as a tutor trainer. She was a former member of the board of directors of the Cape Breton Children's Aid Society. She was a devout member of St. Anne's Parish and was a member of the Catholic Women's League and of St. Anne's Society. She is survived by son, Coady; daughter-in-law, Rita; grandchildren, Laura and John, Sydney; son, Bill; daughter-in-law, Joan; grandchildren, Mark and Michael, Glace Bay; sister, Sister Thomas Marie, CSM, Antigonish. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, John; her parents; brothers, James, Timothy, Daniel and Joseph; infant sister, Helen. Visitation will be in Curry's Funeral Home, Glace Bay, from 7-9 p.m. today, 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Funeral mass will be in St. Anne's Church, Glace Bay, on Friday at 11 a.m. Donations may be made to the Nova Scotia Lung Association or any charity.  
(Dr. Ida Gallant Delaney's husband's mother, Laura, d/o William Young and Bridget Keefe b. Nov.26,1853  L'Ardoise)

Sept 9, 1997 
DEVISON, Andrew James (Andy) - 90, 2 Devisons Lane, Glace Bay, died September 10, 1997, in Glace Bay Hospital, South Street. Born in Glace Bay, he was a son of the late Andrew* J. and Mary Anne (Gracie) Devison. He first began working as a baker with Syl Phalen at a small dwelling on MacLean Street, Glace Bay, and later helped to build the business known as Phalen's Bakery, Minto Street. After his retirement, he worked for years with his son at Calder's Esso Service Centre, where he was a familiar figure until the time of his death. He was a member of St. Leo's Parish. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Steele; sons, Joseph, Calder, Wilfred, Glace Bay; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by brothers, Alex, Roddie, John Robert, Hector, Naish; sister, Stasia. Visitation 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today, KOC Glace Bay Council prayer service 7:30 p.m. today, both in Curry's Funeral Home, 140 Main St., Glace Bay. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Leo's Church. Burial in parish cemetery.
(Andrew, s/o Mary Anne Gracie; d/o d/o Basil Damais b. L'Ardoise; Fidele; Lazare; Emmanuel)

*Update from Rose Day:  The father's name reads Andrew but should be Alexander.

Mar 3, 2001  
DAWSON, CLAIRE MARIE _ 73, of L'Ardoise, N.S., passed away at the Strait Richmond Hospital on March 3, 2001. Born in Everett, Mass., she was a daughter of the late Katherine Riley and Charles F. Bona. She was predeceased by her husband, Douglas John Dawson; brother, Charles Bona Jr.; stepbrothers, Cyril Brymer and Peter Swan. She is survived by her daughter Laudwina (Ron), L'Ardoise; sons, Phillip (Sandra), Havre Boucher; Winston, Springhill; Stephen (Janet), Hammonds Plains; Charles (Sheila), Halifax; Shawn (Helen), Oxford; four grandchildren, Lorena, Ronald, Keegan and Darby; two great_grandchildren, Courtney and Jared; stepbrothers, Douglas Landry, French Cove; Thomas Vigneau, Arizona; several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Alex A. Morrison Funeral Home, St. Peter's. Visitation will be in the L'Ardoise Funeral Parlour on Tuesday, March 6, 2001, from 2_9 p.m. Funeral mass will be held at the Holy Guardian Angels Church, L'Ardoise 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2001. Burial will follow in the L'Ardoise Parish Cemetery. Family flowers only. Donations may be made to the Dr. Kingston Memorial Medical Clinic L'Ardoise, L'Ardoise Parish Cemetery Fund or to the Canadian Cancer Society.