Susan Sheldrick DeKalb Oed
Born June 3, 1963 in Melbourne, FloridaDeparted September 8, 2023 in Rockledge, Florida
Susan Sheldrick DeKalb Oed, “Susie”, of Melbourne, Florida, died on September 8, 2023 at VITAS Inpatient Hospice Care in Rockledge. Susie was born June 3, 1963 at Holmes Regional Medical Center (HRMC). She graduated from Melbourne High School in 1981, then went to University of Miami where she graduated Suma Cum Laude with a bachelors in nursing. She worked at South Miami Hospital for about 10 years and was honored with Nurse of the Year. She returned to Melbourne and obtained a Master’s Degree in Hospital Administration with a minor in Pharmacology. She then worked for 28 years in various positions at HRMC, where she had been a Candy Striper as a teen. She was Nurse of the Year twice, was Physician’s Advisor to the VP of Medical Affairs, and Neuroscience Navigator. She organized and participated in fundraising events including a walk for cancer in California. She was a lifelong member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
Susie was blessed with the ability to comfort both patients and family members, holding their hands and soothing them always with a smile and never a harsh word to anyone.
Susie reconnected with childhood and high school friend Louis Oed and they married in 2008.
Susie is survived by her husband Louis “Bucky”, and her sisters Betsy Courty and Deborah (Mike) Harper, and several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her father Morgan DeKalb, mother Barbara “Bonnie” DeKalb, and brother-in-law Craig Courty.
Funeral Services will be at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Melbourne on Saturday, September 23, at 11:00am.
The family would like to thank the VITAS hospice care workers for their kind care of Susie in the past few months. Please consider a donation in her memory to:
