Individual Details

Geraldine Louise Ivory

(3 Aug 1919 - 28 Aug 2007)

Geraldine L. Rich, age 88, of West Branch, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at her home. She was born in Hadley, Michigan to Roy and Donna Ivory in 1919. She married Paul Rich and they lived in Lapeer for many years. She worked at the Lapeer County General Hospital as a housekeeping manager for 26 years. After retiring, they sold their farm and moved to Harrison, Michigan, where they lived for 12 years. When Paul passed away, she moved to West Branch, where she lived for 18 years.
Geraldine served on the cancer board for 21 years in Lapeer and Harrison. She also enjoyed reading and knitting.
She leaves three children, Charles (Evelyn) Rich of Kentucky, William (Cindy) Rich of Sand Lake, and Louanne (Fred) Rosebrugh of West Branch, 7 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul.
Visitation will be held on Friday, August 31, 2007 at the Steuernol & McLaren Funeral Home in West Branch beginning at 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. Pastor Daniel Stoneback will officiate. Burial will take place on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Stiles Cemetery, Lapeer. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society or to Hospice of Helping Hands.

Source: Phyllis Brocker, 429 Genesee St., Lapeer in 1967.

Events

Birth3 Aug 1919Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan
Census (family)-shared1920(Roy Edmund Ivory and Eva Donna Farrar) Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan
Census (family)-shared1930(Roy Edmund Ivory and Eva Donna Farrar) Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan
Marriage20 Mar 1935LaGrange County, Indiana - Paul David Rich
Census (family)30 Apr 1940Mayfield, Lapeer County, Michigan - Paul David Rich
Death28 Aug 2007West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan
BurialStiles Cemetery, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan

Families

SpousePaul David Rich (1914 - 1990)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherRoy Edmund Ivory (1887 - 1933)
MotherEva Donna Farrar (1890 - 1946)
SiblingPhyllis Marie Ivory (1917 - 2001)

Notes

Birth

Aug. 3, 1919 (Find A Grave Memorial# 21807942)

Census (family)-shared

Roy E Ivory Head M 33 Michigan
Eva Donna Ivory Wife F 30 Michigan
Phyllis Marrie Ivory Daughter F 2 Michigan
Jeroldine Louise Ivory Daughter F 0 Michigan

Census (family)-shared

Roy Ivory Head M 41 Michigan
Donna Ivory Wife F 39 Michigan
Phyllis Ivory Daughter F 12 Michigan
Geraldine Ivory Daughter F 10 Michigan

Census (family)

Paul Rich Head M 26 Michigan - Farmer
Geraldine Rich Wife F 21 Michigan
Charles Rich Son M 11/12 Michigan

Paul's parents are living next door.

Endnotes

1. 1920 U.S. Census Michigan, Lapeer County, Hadley township, SD7 ED 45 SH3B.

2. "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZQW-PX3 : accessed 28 January 2015), Roy E Ivory, Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 3B, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,781..

3. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQBR-5H7 : accessed 28 January 2015), Phyllis Ivory in household of Roy Ivory, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0017, sheet 1A, family 10, line 41, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1006; FHL microfilm 2,340,741..

4. "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKNK-M5W : accessed 14 Aug 2013), Roy E Ivory in entry for Paul David Rich and Geraldine Louise Ivory, 1935..

5. "United States Census, 1940," index and images,?FamilySearch?(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4G3-FTR : accessed 12 Sep 2014), Paul Rich, Mayfield Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 44-27, sheet 12B, family 238, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1777..

6. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGL4-2YF : 19 May 2014), Geraldine L Rich, 28 Aug 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..

7. Find A Grave Memorial# 21807942.