Denise Delphin, of Vineyard Haven, died on Wednesday, Sept. 2. She was 65.
Denise was born in Plymouth to Bernard and Alice Waitt. She will be remembered for her quiet strength, gentle sarcastic humor, her love for God and for people as well as love for her Australian sheepdogs, Sydney and Junie, and her bevy of doves.
She was a very industrious person, always busy working on her many projects. She also had a habit of taking in strays, animals and people alike causing many to view her as a sister, a mother and close friend.
Denise was a nurse at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital for the past 10 years. She was known for her kindness in caring for her patients in the emergency department, in acute care and lastly in the dialysis department.
She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Francois and her beloved children, Michaela, Micah and Joshua, as well as her mother, Alice Waitt, and her siblings Diane, Bernadette, Bud, Lynne, Debra, Nicole, Naomi and Harry, and her many nieces, and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 48 State Road, West Tisbury on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m.