Della "Delbe" Beatrice Denda

Born September 22, 1936 in Brunswick, Georgia, Della “Delbe” Beatrice Byers was one of five children of Lowell Herbert and Willie Kate (Jones) Byers.

She was introduced to George Denda by a close friend, Jacque Kunau, at Indiana Academy in Cicero, Indiana. They were wed at the Academy Chapel on July 15, 1956. Within two months of their marriage, Delbe and George moved to Berrien Springs to allow Delbe to pursue her BSN (RN) at Emmanuel Missionary College, and they remained in Berrien Springs after her graduation. Son Christopher Todd was born in 1967.

Delbe loved working as a nurse and also as a community counselor after she obtained her Master’s in Community Counseling degree later in life. Delbe loved her family and family gatherings, and she hosted as many as she could each year.

She loved and was beloved by her devoted husband, son and daughter-in-law, granddaughter, brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews, and friends. She will surely be missed by all.