Wendy Delorey

Wendy died peacefully at home, surrounded by her loved ones, at the age of 63 years old, after her battle with Cancer.   She was intelligent, caring and a very kind person to everyone.

Wendy Cleary was born in Kingston, Ontario, and she grew up in Toronto, where she met her future husband Dan Delorey when she was just 17 and he was 19 years old. Over the course of 46 years, they built their lives together brick by brick. Their love was extraordinary in their commitment and dedication to supporting each other through every milestone and challenge for over four decades. It was the everyday kind of love, full of comfort and warmth, and with each other they are always at home no matter where life took them.

They lived together for over ten years and then married when Dan joined the RCMP, then moved to Saskatchewan where she became a mother to Amanda and Cameron Delorey. She was a stay-at-home mom and invested all her efforts to be the best mother she could be. The family followed Dan to postings in Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and eventually Ottawa.

Wendy went back to working life after many years at home.  She held various administrative positions at the National RCMP Headquarters.  It was quite a remarkable achievement considering that Wendy was at home raising her kids when the working environment transitioned from files and paper to a completely electronic computer environment.  Wendy adapted to the technology gap to prove herself with every challenge and became the go-to person for many of her colleagues.

Wendy retired from the RCMP in 2019.  She spent her summers with Dan sailing to every corner of Lake Ontario.  She also traveled to Merida, Mexico for the winter months and considered it her second home, establishing lasting loving friendships.

Wendy was a devoted spouse and mother. She is survived by her husband Dan, her children Amanda, Cameron Delorey and his partner Alison. She is also survived by her brothers Michael, Randy and her sister Rose.  She also leaves many loving relatives from Dan’s family, as she has been long accepted as part of his family.

A celebration of life will be held on Friday, May 26^th, 2023 from 4pm to 7pm at Beechwood Cemetery with internment on the following day for the immediate family. In lieu of flowers… those who wish to honour her memory can do so by making a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society.