from a nursing home to be at Delius's side when he died in June 1934. Delius had wished to be buried in the garden of their home at Grez-sur-Loing, or failing that, in England. The local authorities would not permit a garden burial, and Jelka was too ill to travel, so Delius was buried in the local cemetery at Grez. In May 1935, although she had not recovered fully, she felt she had enough strength to undertake the Channel crossing to attend his reinterment in the churchyard of the Church of Saint Peter, Limpsfield, Surrey. However, en route she contracted pneumonia and was hospitalised in Dover on arrival in England. She was then transferred to a hospital in Kensington, London, where she died on 28 May 1935, two days after her husband's reburial. She was buried with him: they share the same grave. Her estate funded a trust, managed by Sir Thomas Beecham, to promote the works of Delius. Beecham is now buried a short distance away. Jelka Rosen was portrayed by the British actress Maureen Pryor in the 1968 Ken Russell film Song of Summer. References Notes Citations "Mrs. Delius". Obituaries, The Times, Wednesday, May 29, 1935 Sources External links The cultural association "artistes du bout du monde" presents the artist colonies of Grez-sur-Loing' grave 1868 births 1935 deaths 19th-century German painters 20th-century German painters People from Belgrade German people of Jewish descent German women painters Jewish women painters Jewish painters Académie Colarossi alumni 20th-century German women