About Dede Robertson
Lived 1927 – 2022 (aged 94). Dede Robertson was an American writer, evangelist and nurse.
Adelia Robertson (née Elmer; December 3, 1927 – April 19, 2022) was an American author, nurse, and evangelical Christian activist. She was the wife of Christian evangelical televangelist Pat Robertson.
Biography Adelia Elmer was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Catholic parents, Ralph and Florence Elmer.
Elmer, a fashion model and contestant in the Miss Ohio contest, was studying for her Master's in Nursing at Yale University when she met Robertson. She had earlier graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in Social Administration.
Robertson served as secretary and member of the Board of Directors for CBN since 1960, and on the Board of Trustees at Regent University.
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Who was Dede Robertson?
American author, nurse and evangelical Christian activist
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Dede Robertson was born on 3 December 1927 in Columbus.
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Dede Robertson died on 19 April 2022 in Virginia Beach.
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Dede Robertson was a writer, evangelist and nurse.
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Dede Robertson was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dede Robertson. https://biography.guide/dede-robertson/
MLA: "Dede Robertson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dede-robertson/.
Chicago: "Dede Robertson." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/dede-robertson/.
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