Dorothy L Heldt (nee Dykstra)
Dorothy Heldt died on December 30th, 2017 at the age of 84 from complications of oral cancer. She was born in Wilmington, DE to Harry and Anna Dykstra. She graduated from A. I. DuPont High School in 1950 and Dickinson College in 1954 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.
She was active in sports most of her life and was 9-hole golf champion at the DuPont Country Club five times. Legend has it that she once scored 50 points in a high school basketball game. She also played tournament duplicate bridge and held the rank of Silver Life Master having been state Women’s Champion twice. Other interests were traveling, gardening, snorkeling, and her grandchildren. She was a lifelong member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She will be loving remembered for her common sense, wise counsel, fiscal prudence, intelligence and joyful embrace of life. She volunteered at Cokesbury in a variety of roles until just months before she died.
She was predeceased by her husband of over 50 years, Walter Z Heldt. She is survived by sister Mary Ellen Corson (Hampton) of Jupiter Florida, three children Cynthia Heldt M.D. (Greg Weaver), Chris Heldt, and Robert Heldt and five grandchildren: Andrew Weaver (Emily Gispert), Christina Weaver, Karin Heldt, Katherine Heldt, and Elizabeth Heldt. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Needy Family Fund at 950 West Basin Road New Castle, DE 19720 or the Delaware Food Bank at 14 Garfield Way Newark, DE 19713. There will be a service in the chapel at Cokesbury Village, 726 Loveville Road Hockessin, DE., at 11:00 am Thursday 1/4/2018 with a reception to follow. Interment will be private.
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