Lindalva Heller

Madison - Lindalva Drummond Heller, age 73, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020, at Agrace Hospice Home in Fitchburg, WI.  She was born July 24, 1946, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, in Brazil to Pedro and Gelcyra Drummond and was the youngest of 6 siblings.

Lindalva obtained her Master's Degree from Universidade Federal De Minas Gerias in Linguistics and worked as a translator for Portuguese, French, and Spanish after she came to the United States in 1978. She married Edward Peter Heller III on July 23, 1979, and they had one daughter, Monika.

Lindalva is survived by her daughter, Monika (Kurt) Roots, her two grandsons, Preston and Parker. She is also survived by her siblings, Tercio Silva Drummond, Amalia Silva Drummond, and Petronilia Silva Drummond. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward Heller, her sister, Cecilia Silva Drummond, and her brother, Pedro Silva Drummond.

Lindalva loved to live life to the fullest, including conversations with friends and family at parties and church gatherings, and playing puzzles with her grandsons. “Que lindo,” she’d frequently say, delighted by spending time with the little boys.

Family, friends, and others touched by Lindalva’s life are invited to celebrate her with a visitation at 10 a.m. followed by A Mass of Christian Burial at BLESSED SACRAMENT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2115 Rowley Ave., Madison, on Friday, February 28, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. Andy McAlpin O.P. presiding.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Agrace Foundation.

Cress Funeral & Cremation Services

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