Dale Marie Gurney
October 25, 1954 - February 11, 2021 It is with profound sadness, that the family of Dale Marie Metoyer Gurney announce her peaceful passing on Thursday, February 11, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. The daughter of Leo and Nathalie Metoyer, Dale was born on October 25, 1954 along with her identical twin Gail. She married James Gurney on September 27, 1980 at St. Philomena Church in Chicago. She will be dearly missed by her husband of forty years, Jim; children: Jaimie (Brian) Valentini, Katie Gurney, Michael Gurney, James (Dan) Gurney, and Sean (Victoria) Gurney; grandchildren: Jackson, Audrey, and Juliana Valentini, Gemma and Tristin Gurney; her father Leo; Siblings: Gail (Emery) Jones, Leo Metoyer, Patrick (Carmen) Metoyer, Joseph Metoyer, Terrence (Migdalia) Metoyer, and Pamela (Jorge) Cabrera; in-laws: Edward, Craig, Robert Gurney, and Katherine Sirois; as well as numerous nephews and nieces. She will also be fondly remembered by all her many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. She was predeceased by her loving mother Nathalie. Dale gave birth to three children but was a mother to many. She volunteered her time and energies to countless causes from school party mom to community social director to emergency contact for dozens of the community’s students. Her home was opened to all and she will leave a heartfelt legacy as MaMa G. A Visitation and Prayer Service will be held on Thursday, February 18th from 4:00pm until 7:30pm at Yurs Funeral Home 405 East Main St, St Charles, IL. Eulogies and Prayer Service will begin at 7:30pm. A funeral Mass will be held on Friday, February 19 at 10:30am at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, 6N491 Crane Road, St Charles, IL. In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations in Dale’s name may be made to Rising Light Project, online via PayPal at: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=NDQFALFVK879J -or- via checks to Rising Lights Project mailed to: 1163 Swan Drive, Elburn, IL 60119. For more on Rising Lights Project visit: http://risinglightsproject.squarespace.com/dale-gurney Guest Book ShareEmail Print |
