Geraldine Finley, 83
Sept. 12, 1928 — Dec. 19, 2011
Geraldine Romaine “Gerry” Finley, 83, of Bluff Street, Niles, died at 5:20 a.m., Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at
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Michiana Health & Rehabilitation, Mishawaka, Ind., following an extended illness.
She was born Sept. 12, 1928, in Chicago, to Frank A. and Romaine (Hunter) Edmondson. She graduated from Covert High School, and had lived in Niles most of her life. She was employed at Simplicity Pattern Co. for 36 years, retiring in 1986.
Mrs. Finley was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Niles, where she served on the Welcome Committee. She also volunteered with the Pawating Auxiliary at Lakeland Community Hospital, Niles.
She was married on March 12, 1948 in Covert Michigan to Harold J. Finley, with whom she celebrated the 63rd anniversary of that wedding this year.
Gerry is survived by her husband, Harold; and by her sons, Darwin Finley (Esther) of Niles and Vernon Finley (Yvonne) of Redland, Calif.; grandchildren, Cary, Darwin II, Tonja, Jennifer, Adia and Cory; and great-grandchildren, Cary Jr, and Mason, De’mia, Ariana and Alasia, Xavier and Kalae, Serenity and Jaylen.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Clarence Edmondsen and Frank Edmondson.
The funeral service for Geraldine Finley will be at noon Friday, Dec. 23, at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 601 Ferry St., Niles, with the Rev. Bryant L. Bacon of the church officiating. Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Relatives and friends may call at the church beginning at 11 a.m. Friday. Contributions in memory of Geraldine may be made to Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
Arrangements were made at the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.
Niles Daily Star, Published online 10:56pm Tuesday, December 20, 2011