Memories & Celebrations: Obituary
Irene DeKelver
Irene Irma DeKelver (nee Anttila), age 89 years, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2025, in St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Irene was born on April 17, 1936, in Port Arthur Ontario and married Marcel DeKelver in 1953. Irene and family ran businesses from sewing and fabrics, electrical contracting, to real estate and hotels until her retirement, allowing her to make extended stays in Jamaica, her favourite place in the world.
Irene will be missed by her five children Catherine, Robert (Nancy), Colleen, Michael (Angela), and Peter; her ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband Marcel in 1978 and grandson Lanny Marcel Perlin in 2024.
A celebration of Irene’s life will take place on July 26, 2025, at the Courthouse Hotel at 2:00 pm. Internment will take place in Sioux Lookout on September 26, 2025. Donations may be made in Irene’s memory to the Canadian Lung Association or St. Joseph’s Foundation.
Condolences may be offered at www.harbourviewfuneral.ca
I guess at one time or another everybody has been wrenched awake from a pleasant, sunny mid-afternoon snooze in their zero-gravity chair by a patio table, nine-foot umbrella, cell phone, camera...