Bernadette M. Delaney

Quincy - Mrs. Bernadette M. (Pelletier) Delaney, of Quincy, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008 in South Shore Hospital, Weymouth. She was 81. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Georges and Alvenia (Patenaude) Pelletier, she had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Quincy years thirty years ago. Until her retirement she worked as a telephone operator for many years for Verizon Telephone Company. Bernadette was a member of the Port Norfolk Yacht Club in Dorchester. She was the sister of the late Rev. Gerard Pelletier, Paul Pelletier, Henri Pelletier and grandmother of the late Sarah Delaney Ethier. Bernadette leaves one son, Michael F. Delaney and his wife, Joan, of Quincy; one daughter, Margaret A. Delaney of Pembroke; two sisters, Therese Aucoin of Waltham and Cecile MacCauley of Boca Raton, Florida; three grandchildren, Christopher Delaney, David Delaney and Joshua Ethier; two great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Bernadette's Funeral Mass on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church, 311 River Street, Waltham. Burial will be private. Visiting hours are omitted.