Marietta Dany was born on February 26th, 1953. The first daughter of Philoria Dareus and Thales Polycarpe. She was the second born of 7 children (Roger (deceased), Germaine, Ginette, Rosita, Jacquelin and Bertha). In her mid 20s, Marietta became the care giver of her 6 siblings after her parents left Haiti to seek a better life in the Bahamas, and subsequently the U.S. Marietta took care of her siblings like they were her own children.
On April 22nd, 1976 Marietta was blessed with her own family when she married Andre Dany. Together they are blessed with 5 children: Evens, Marc-Andre, Cialin, Rose-Philo and Robens. Early in her marriage, Marietta had to play the role of both mom and dad to her first two children when her husband moved to the Bahamas in search of a better life for his family. Marietta, a woman of morals and values, raised her children so well that no one ever had anything negative to say about them. A few years later she moved to the Bahamas to join her husband, leaving her two sons in the care of her sister. Eventually, three more children were added to the family. For all those who knew Marietta, we knew the more children she had the merrier for her!
Everyone is born with a special talent. Marietta’s talent was cooking, farming and ranching. She was known as the agriculture manager of the family. She is the grandmother of 10 grandkids. She is the aunt of multiple nieces and nephews who affectionately called her “manman” meaning mother in Haitian-Creole. Her kindness is shown wherever she goes. You could never go to Marietta’s house and not find a plate of food to eat or a place to lay your head. Her generosity was known to all. She was loving, kind, and generous, but you better use good manners around her or a simple look of hers will set you straight.
On January 2022, Marietta became ill with a simple “pimple” in her tongue which later was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma, the worst kind of cancer. She fought, she laughed, she hoped, she loved and she fought some more until every cell in her body gave out on 01/22/2023 at 2:55pm at Memorial Regional South.
Today, her loving husband, who is currently in the Bahamas, families and friends gather here to celebrate the life of a strong, smart, courageous, loving and generous woman. May her soul rest in peace.
We love you “manman”.
