(11 April 1923-17 Dec. 1990), farmer. (William Delhey, W. A. Delhey, Bill Delhey) Born Oosterhout, Holland. Parents: Adrian and Adrianne Delhey. William Delhey came to Canada in 1954 with his wife and children. William Delhey worked at Stittsville, then the family settled in GC 1957. About this time the small but highly visible and remarkably successful group of post-war Dutch farming immigrants was beginning to make its impact on GC agriculture and social life. William Delhey was a dairy farmer (with 100 head of cattle) at Apple Hill. After retirement he and his wife ran a farm of exotic animals at Dominionville. The farm was open without charge to bus groups of schoolchildren. He died at his home. He was married in 1949 to Elisa A. Broeders (Lise Broeders), also of Holland. (three children) She died in Alexandria, 24 June 2008, aged 83.

Glengarry News 9 Jan. 1991 with note in Gordon Winter’s column GN 27 Dec. 1990 * gravestone, Apple Hill cemetery * description of the exotic animal farm in Gisele Grignon, “Their Personal Zoo,” Country Guide July 1990 (illustr.) * interview with William Delhey taped 31 July 1977 for the Multicultural History Society of Ontario, copies of tape owned by the Society and by the present editor * Glengarry News 3 Aug. 1972 (portrait): interviewed with other farmers in feature on crops * death of widow, GN 2 July 2008 (portrait); Winter GN same date