Theodore Vernon Delaney, 89, formerly of Elm Street Claremont NH died after a brief illness on January 15, 2015.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Rose Marie (Lariviere) Delaney.

Ted was born in Guysborough, Nova Scotia on April 26, 1925, to the late Vernon Cyrus and Edith (Porter) Delaney.  In the late 1920’s Ted and his family emigrated from Nova Scotia to Newport, NH where he graduated from Towle High School in 1943.  Ted enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps, attended Michigan State for training, was commissioned an officer, and trained and served as a navigator on the B-29 aircraft.  He became a U.S. citizen while serving in the Air Corps.  In 1946 he married his high school sweetheart, Rose, and they moved to Claremont in 1956.  Under the GI Bill, Ted graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. After graduation from the Wentworth Architectural Engineering Program with building design knowledge and job estimating skills, Ted went to work for Page Construction of Claremont where he was estimator and construction supervisor for 22 years. He then worked as Building Project Manager for United Construction of Newport for an additional 18 years.  Ted was passionate about his work and uncompromising in regards to his building standards.  Over his career, Ted was responsible for the construction and renovation of numerous buildings in the Upper Valley/Lake Sunapee region especially churches and schools.  After retirement he worked for the State of NH, City of Claremont, and the Claremont School Department helping to oversee various building projects.

Ted was a welcoming person with many passions and especially enjoyed hunting with his father and brother, collecting firearms and old Willys Jeeps, splitting his own wood, and rooting for the Red Sox.

Ted was a member of the First United Methodist Church, a member and Past Master of Hiram Masonic Lodge #9, the American Legion Post #29, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and was Past Chairman of the Claremont Conservation Commission.

Ted is survived by his daughter, Janet Delaney Jesanis and her husband Michael of Sunapee; his son, Allan James Delaney and his wife Paige of Alpine, Texas; his daughter-in-law Gale Delaney of Claremont, four grandchildren: John Delaney and his wife Libby Adelman and their children James and Cora of Silver Spring, Maryland, Sarah Delaney and her children Nathaniel, Joshua, and Emily Treadway of Claremont, Andrew Jesanis of Seattle, Washington, and Gregory Jesanis and his fiancé Amanda Sherman of Acton, Massachusetts; as well as niece Ann Delaney Wentworth of Newport, NH and several other nieces and nephews throughout.  He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Porter Delaney (1999), an infant son, George, and an infant sister, Dorothy.

The family would like to reach out to all of his friends at the Summercrest Assisted Living Facility in Newport, NH as well as the Hiram Lodge Masonic Order of Claremont to extend our condolences to you who have lost a friend. Thank you for all of your kindness, support, and caring. The family also would like to thank the Connecticut Valley Home Care & Hospice and request that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to CVHC, 958 John Stark Highway, Newport, NH 03773-2609.

Friends may call at the Stringer Funeral Home, 146 Broad Street, Claremont on Friday, January 23, 2015 from 6-8 PM with the Hiram Lodge #9 to conduct their service at 7 PM.

Funeral services will be held at the Stringer Funeral Home on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 11 AM, with Rev. Susan Langle, Rector of the Trinity Episcopal Church.