Zelma L. Dellinger Beck

Zelma L. Dellinger Beck obituary, Brooksville, FL

Zelma L. Dellinger Beck

Zelma Beck Obituary

Zelma L. (Kupp) Dellinger Beck, 97, of Brooksville, FL, formerly of York, died on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Tampa General Hospital, Brooksville. She was the wife of the late Walter H. Dellinger and the late Paul J. Beck, Jr. Zelma was born in Craley, PA, on February 18, 1928, the daughter of the late Paul A. Kupp and Mable E. (Berkheiser) Kupp Reisinger.

Zelma graduated from Red Lion High School, Class of 1945. She retired from Caterpillar in 1956. Zelma enjoyed bowling and going to BINGO with her daughter. She also loved sitting outdoors and enjoying nature.

She is survived by two daughters, Deborah C. Dellinger of Wrightsville and Penny L. Zink of Brooksville, FL; three grandchildren, Kyle Bolton, Melissa Blasser, and Tracy Blasser; two great-grandsons, Braden Bolton and Bryce Bolton; and several cousins.

A viewing will be held on Monday, December 15, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. at Wagner-Elfner and Burg Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 134 W. Broadway, Red Lion. Burial will follow in Greenmount Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dementia Society of America, P.O. Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901, or to the York County SPCA, 3159 N. Susquehanna Trail, York, PA 17406.

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