ADELAIDE HUNTER BROOKS SOUTH BURLINGTON — Adelaide Hunter Brooks, 96, passed away peacefully on Sept. 11, 2008, in Fletcher Allen Health Care. She was born in Coleman, Alberta, Canada, on the Nov. 7, 1912, the daughter of William MacDonald Chalmers and Margaret Morrison Chalmers. She took her nurses training at Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, receiving her R.N. and Psychiatric Nursing degrees. She was very interested in law as well and took time along the way to study it. She met and married Francis Calvin Brooks in Vancouver, British Columbia on Feb. 13, 1940. They spent 62-years together until Cal predeceased her on Dec. 13, 2002. They moved in later years to mid-Manhattan in New York City, and she joined McCall Corporation and worked as a stylist. She has spent the last several years living in Vermont close to her family. Delle always had a very loving, caring personality and loved to be in her garden, taking care of her beloved little poodle, Benji and her two, little Cockatiels. She was an avid reader, loved to knit and always loved to cook up something special for her family. Her garden was always full of color and of love as she was. She was a loving, wise, courageous, mother and grandmother whose counsel and love will be sadly missed. She is survived by her daughter Lynne-Delle and her husband R. John Dore of South Burlington; two grandsons and their wives, Brad and Elizabeth Dore of West Newbury, Mass., and Lee and Tracey Dore of Charlotte.; five great-grandchildren, Hannah, Grace, Ethan, Clara, and Sam; and her brother, William (Bill) Chalmers of Vernon, British Columbia; and three nieces Nancy, Cora, and Donna in Vancouver; and her nephew, David Shirra in Blaine, Wash. She was predeceased by a grandson Ryan Dore in 1992; as well as her sister and brother in-law, Rita and Platon Ustinov; and her brother Donald Chalmers. As were her wishes, there will be no services at this time. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are in the Care of the Ready Funeral & Cremation Service, South Chapel, 261 Shelburne Road, Burlington. To send online condolences, please visit www.readyfuneral.com.
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