MENDOTA – Geraldine M. Reeser, 101, of Mendota, died April 30, 2015, at Heritage Health nursing home in Mendota.
Geraldine was born June 29, 1913, in Amboy, to Charles and Mayme (Morrissey) McCoy. She graduated in 1931 from Newman Central Catholic High School in Sterling.
She married Charles E. Reeser on Aug. 18, 1936, at St. Mary’s Church in Walton; he preceded her in death on June 21, 1991.
They farmed, and for 30 years, she was a baker in the dietary department of Mendota Community Hospital. She was a member of Holy Cross Church.
Survivors include her sons, Pat (Kathy) Reeser of Falling Waters, West Virginia, and Gerald (Mary Lou) Reeser of Rochelle; daughter, Teresa (Mark) Lane of Earlville; sister, Rita Fenwick of Dixon; 11 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by her son, Daniel Reeser; brothers, Cyril in infancy, Joseph and Daniel McCoy; sister, Mildred Boehle; and a great-granddaughter.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., with rosary at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Schwarz Funeral Home in Mendota. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church in Mendota, with the Rev. Bo Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery in Amboy.
Memorials may be made to Mendota Area Senior Services or St. Mary’s Altar and Rosary Society.