Obituary of Delia Rivait

RIVAIT: Delia M. A resident of Tilbury, Delia Rivait passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Sydenham Campus in her 79th year. Born in Tilbury, daughter of the late Napoleon and Edna (Beausejoir) Bellaire. Beloved wife of Clement Rivait for 60 years. Loving mother of Linda Mitchell (Jack) of Newfoundland, Bernadette Arnew (Ken) of Tilbury, Ellen Synard (Gordon) of Brampton, Raymond Rivait (Julie) of Tilbury, Robert Rivait (Sharron) of Tilbury, Ron Rivait (Cheryl) of Tilbury, Penny Dibbley (Ron) of Tilbury, and predeceased by her son Paul. Grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 12, and predeceased by grandson Dale Arnew. Sister of the late Velina Durtle, the late Edward Bellaire and his wife Diane of Tilbury, the late George Bellaire and his wife Pat of Tilbury, and the late Raymond Bellaire and his wife Marianne of Belle River. Family will receive friends at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 459 St. Clair Street, Chatham on Thursday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. Parish Prayers at the Funeral Home at 8:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 32 Canal Street West, Tilbury on Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Interment in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Tilbury. Donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association or Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com. McKinlay Funeral Home, 459 St. Clair Street, Chatham, Ontario (519)351-2040.