Alma Delia (1938 - 2017)

Alma Walberga Delia, 79, of Hershey, passed away on Saturday November 25, 2017 at the Gardens at Campbelltown. She was born April 26, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Ernst and Adelgunda (Schroeder) Holst.

She had been employed at the New York Telephone Company and the Hershey Medical Center and eventually retired as a receptionist from the PA Employee Benefit Retirement Trust Fund.

Alma was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. In June of 1958 she married her husband, Joseph R. Delia and shared 59 years of wonderful friendship and marriage. Also surviving are her daughter, Karen (Gregorio) Delia‑Mendoza of Ramona, CA and son, Richard S. (Rebecca) Delia of Hershey; grandsons, Justice H. Mendoza and Enzo C. Delia as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Friday December 1st from 9:00‑10:00am in the Hoover Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Hershey. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 am in the St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church, 359 West Areba Ave., Hershey. Interment will be in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.
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In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimers Association,2595 Interstate Drive Suite 100, Harrisburg PA 17110.

​Source: www.hooverfuneralhome.com/obituaries/print?o_id=4448885