“Asiniy-waciy-iskwew”
Mountain Woman
October 13, 1937 – July 8, 2012
On Sunday, July 8th, 2012, Catherine Bernice Delorme, left on her journey home to the Lord. Welcoming her are her parents Alfred and Alice Francis; her first husband Sydney Pelletier and her sons Bryan, Rodney and Allan. Left to celebrate her life will be her second husband Howard Delorme; her sisters Phyllis, Christine, Helen, Doreen, Ruth and Hazel; her children Terry, Theresa, David, Kelly, Donna, Denise, Iris, Mark, Leon, Curtis and Dodie; adopted children Rebecca and Kashtin. Bernice had fourteen children and raised sixteen; she has 54 grandchildren and 58 great grandchildren. A wake will be held in the Old School Gym, Cowessess First Nation, Marieval on Wednesday, July 11 to start at 4:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 12th at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Bill Desnomie officiating. Bernice will be laid to rest in the Cowessess Cemetery. Special thanks to Dr. McCaddy, Regina and the staff at Broadview Hospital for their excellent care of our mother.