Obituary of Daniel Maloney

Passed peacefully away on Thursday, April 1, 2021 in the presence of his loving family at home in Hr. Grace, Daniel Maloney, age 87 years. Predeceased by parents: Daniel and Mary Maloney; parents-in-law: James and Bridget O’Driscoll; siblings: Marie Ward, Eileen (Bernard) Farrell, Helen (Ches) Neil, Theresa (Jerry) Collins, and Gerald; brother-in-law: Loyola O’Driscoll. Leaving to mourn, wife of 59 years, Rosemary; three daughters: Danette (Frank) Dawson, Bay Roberts, Cheryl (Melvin) Stone, Harbour Breton, and Tina Maloney (Kent Tilley), St. John’s; one son: Danny, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; five grandchildren: Justin (Victoria), Jerrett (Brittany), Logan, Taylor, and Jack; one brother: Edward (Shirley), Hr. Grace; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Jim (Rhena) O’Driscoll, Carbonear, Dan (Margaret) O’Driscoll, Salmon Arm, BC, Joe (Debbie) O’Driscoll Sarnia, ON, Veronica (James, deceased) Earle, Carbonear, Patricia Moore, Kitchener, ON, Jean (Ivan) Hodder, Buchans, Genevieve (Innis, deceased) Langer, Heart’s Desire, Pauline (Hayward deceased) Bishop, Carbonear, Margaret (William, deceased) Fitzgerald, Tilton, and Winnie O’Driscoll, Carbonear; as well as a large number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Cremation has taken place. A private visitation to be held at Noel's Funeral Home, Harvey Street, Harbour Grace. Funeral service on Tuesday, April 6 from St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Riverhead, Harbour Grace, by invitation only due to pandemic restrictions. Interment in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Harbour Grace at a later date. Dad was a stationary engineer. He worked at the American Base at Argentia, and at Ocean Harvesters in Hr. Grace. Dad dearly loved his family, music, reading and current affairs. Time with his children and grandchildren was his greatest pleasure. He will be forever missed and remembered with the greatest love. In lieu of flowers, as an expression of sympathy, donations in his memory may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank, P.O. Box 258, Riverhead, Hr. Grace, NL, A0A 3P0. His life was gentle, and the elements So mix’d in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, ‘This was a man!' - William Shakespeare ****