Sister Linda Delery

May 1, 1938 - October 29, 2010

Sister Linda Delery, Daughter of Charity, age 72, died on October 29, 2010 at Seton Residence in Evansville, Ind. She was born on May 1, 1938, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sister Linda was one of four children born to Louis Wilfred and Winifred Fruchter Delery. A year after her Vocation Date on June 5, 1958, Sister Linda began her journey toward a lifetime of service in health ministry. Her first ministry, upon completing her initial education in nursing, was at St. Margaret Hospital in Montgomery, Ala. She continued her health ministry from 1962 until June 2010, when she came to Seton Residence to serve in the ministry of prayer. Before that time, Sister Linda also worked at St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill., and the following health care sites in Texas — Seton Hospital and Medical Center, Austin; St. Paul Medical Center, Dallas; Providence Hospital, St. Catherine Center and Providence Health Center, Waco; and DePaul Family Center/Clinic, San Antonio. In Missouri, Sister was a nurse at the DePaul Health Center, Bridgeton, and the MPH Villa Infirmary, St. Louis. Health care facilities where Sister served in New Orleans include St. Vincent Home, Hotel Dieu Hospital, the Medical Center of LA-University Campus and DCS-NO. her last ministry before moving to Evansville. Sister Linda is survived by her sister, Joan Eddie Earles, of Conroe, Texas; and brother, Louis Wilfred Delery, of New Orleans, La.; nieces and nephews her Sisters in Community and many friends. She was preceded in death by her sister, Ann Mrs. Louis Lavendan Visitation will be held in the Seton Chapel after 4 p.m. on Friday, October 29, with a Wake Service at 11.am on Saturday, October 30. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated in Seton Chapel at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 30. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Evansville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Daughters of Charity, Marillac Provincialate, 4330 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63108-2622. Ziemer Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.ziemerfuneralhome.com. PDF Printable Version