Our Beloved Delores Catherine Hanley passed away on March 17, 2024, at the tender age of 47 years old. Dee was born on June 18, 1976 in Calgary, Alberta.
Delores (Dee) was survived by her loving parents Hugh and Carolla Hanley. Her sisters whom she loved so much Mary Starlight, Denise, and Cheryl (Ryan) Hanley. Her older brother Marvin Black Rabbit. Dee never had children of her own, so she adopted Carlin Black Rabbit, Clayton (CJ) Twigg Jr, Stephen Potts and the late Tarasina Twigg. She truly loved all her nieces and nephews with all her heart.
Adopted siblings: Terry Ivans, Janita Fox-Chief Calf, Sam Soop, Lyle Fox. Her special aunts: Marge (Charlie) Small Face, Ann (Jack) Fox and Carolyn Soop. Her uncles: Charlie, Lambert, Gerald, Dan and Mike Fox.
Dee came from a large family, “Many Children’s Clan” and leaves to mourn numerous cousins, and extended family. Friends and extended family include: Foxs, Panther Bones, Wolf Childs, Hungry Wolf, Little Bears, Soops, Twiggs, Big Plumes, Black Rabbits and Hanley from Ontario. We apologize for names we have missed.
Dee was born and raised in Airdrie. She graduated from George Mack High School and attended Kicking Horse Job Corp in Missoula, Montana. Kicking Horse was a highlight of her teenage years as she made many lifelong friends there, many of whom she was still close to before her passing. Dee was a beautiful person, she loved with all her heart. If she loved you, she would spoil you. She loved all her family very much and made each of them feel good when they were in her presence, especially children, she loved and adored babies so much, always making beautiful presents for them and their parents. She was always planning celebrations for any of her nieces and nephews because she always wanted them to feel special. She was a loving aunt. All her nieces and nephews have special memories of Dee.
Dee was also protective and loved her siblings so much. She loved to tease and laugh. She had a crazy sense of humour and always enjoyed being mischievous. She had a special bond with her baby sister Cheryl and Denise, always bugging them but she would it out of love. Her parents were very special to her, she enjoyed taking care of them and making silly recordings with them.
Dee loved cruising, slurpees, and listening to good 90s jams. She was very artist and had many great skills, she could do beadwork, make dolls, hair pieces and even sculp nfruit into beautiful designs. She was also an excellent cook, everything she cooked tasted amazing, especially her Indian tacos! She was a lot of fun to be around, you never knew what she was up too, but you knew it would a crazy adventure. She also loved powwows and loved watching her God daughter Tarasina dance, she supported everything Tara did. Tara was the apple of her eye. She also doted on Steve, she raised him from an infant and loved everything he did, so proud of all his accomplishments, always gushing over her boy.
She was a great person and will be greatly missed by anyone that had the privilege of meeting her. She had a heart of gold.
She joins in the spirit world her brothers; Barry and Ernest Jr Black Rabbit, her sisters; Janis Shingoose and Nora Black Rabbit. Her grandparents: Stephen Fox, Emma and George Many Feathers, Arthur Soop, and Jerry and Kay Hanley. Her aunts: Martha Potts, Bernadette and Delores Fox. Cousins: Stephanie, Nedra, Leanne and Konner Fox. Nephew: Jonathen Big Plume and special daughter/goddaughter Tarasina Twigg.
A Wake Service will be held at the Moses Lake Community Hall, Blood Reserve, Alberta on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 from 6:00 - 11:00 pm. The Funeral Service will be held at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Blood Reserve on Wednesday, March 27 at 11:00 am. Interment will take place in the Blood Band Cemetery.
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Delores (Dee) was survived by her loving parents Hugh and Carolla Hanley. Her sisters whom she loved so much Mary Starlight, Denise, and Cheryl (Ryan) Hanley. Her older brother Marvin Black Rabbit. Dee never had children of her own, so she adopted Carlin Black Rabbit, Clayton (CJ) Twigg Jr, Stephen Potts and the late Tarasina Twigg. She truly loved all her nieces and nephews with all her heart.
Adopted siblings: Terry Ivans, Janita Fox-Chief Calf, Sam Soop, Lyle Fox. Her special aunts: Marge (Charlie) Small Face, Ann (Jack) Fox and Carolyn Soop. Her uncles: Charlie, Lambert, Gerald, Dan and Mike Fox.
Dee came from a large family, “Many Children’s Clan” and leaves to mourn numerous cousins, and extended family. Friends and extended family include: Foxs, Panther Bones, Wolf Childs, Hungry Wolf, Little Bears, Soops, Twiggs, Big Plumes, Black Rabbits and Hanley from Ontario. We apologize for names we have missed.
Dee was born and raised in Airdrie. She graduated from George Mack High School and attended Kicking Horse Job Corp in Missoula, Montana. Kicking Horse was a highlight of her teenage years as she made many lifelong friends there, many of whom she was still close to before her passing. Dee was a beautiful person, she loved with all her heart. If she loved you, she would spoil you. She loved all her family very much and made each of them feel good when they were in her presence, especially children, she loved and adored babies so much, always making beautiful presents for them and their parents. She was always planning celebrations for any of her nieces and nephews because she always wanted them to feel special. She was a loving aunt. All her nieces and nephews have special memories of Dee.
Dee was also protective and loved her siblings so much. She loved to tease and laugh. She had a crazy sense of humour and always enjoyed being mischievous. She had a special bond with her baby sister Cheryl and Denise, always bugging them but she would it out of love. Her parents were very special to her, she enjoyed taking care of them and making silly recordings with them.
Dee loved cruising, slurpees, and listening to good 90s jams. She was very artist and had many great skills, she could do beadwork, make dolls, hair pieces and even sculp nfruit into beautiful designs. She was also an excellent cook, everything she cooked tasted amazing, especially her Indian tacos! She was a lot of fun to be around, you never knew what she was up too, but you knew it would a crazy adventure. She also loved powwows and loved watching her God daughter Tarasina dance, she supported everything Tara did. Tara was the apple of her eye. She also doted on Steve, she raised him from an infant and loved everything he did, so proud of all his accomplishments, always gushing over her boy.
She was a great person and will be greatly missed by anyone that had the privilege of meeting her. She had a heart of gold.
She joins in the spirit world her brothers; Barry and Ernest Jr Black Rabbit, her sisters; Janis Shingoose and Nora Black Rabbit. Her grandparents: Stephen Fox, Emma and George Many Feathers, Arthur Soop, and Jerry and Kay Hanley. Her aunts: Martha Potts, Bernadette and Delores Fox. Cousins: Stephanie, Nedra, Leanne and Konner Fox. Nephew: Jonathen Big Plume and special daughter/goddaughter Tarasina Twigg.
A Wake Service will be held at the Moses Lake Community Hall, Blood Reserve, Alberta on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 from 6:00 - 11:00 pm. The Funeral Service will be held at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Blood Reserve on Wednesday, March 27 at 11:00 am. Interment will take place in the Blood Band Cemetery.
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