1936
Geraldine
2023
Geraldine White
October 17, 1936 — September 25, 2023
Geraldine White (Pahl), 86, passed away peacefully at her home in Cornell, Monday September 25
th
. She was born October 17
th
, 1936, to Walter and Hazel (Cooper) Pahl in Cornell. She had 10 siblings, and they grew up in the Cornell and Holcombe area.
She married the love of her life, Donald White, in 1957 and they moved to the Milwaukee area where they lived for 12 years. They returned to Holcombe in the early ‘70’s to raise their two boys Bill and Tony. Her boys were everything to her and she worried and fussed over them until Monday when she finally relinquished that duty to their wives.
She was a homemaker and worked as a Seamstress for many years at Jack’s Slax in Sheldon and then Artisans in Glen Flora. She loved sewing so much she would come home after a day of sewing and sew clothing and blankets for her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Don, her sisters Erma, Irene, Paulette, Lois and Ruth Anne, her brothers Milton (Mick) and Walter (Butch).
She is survived by her sisters Mavis and Dorothy, a brother Rodger, and her two sons Bill (Patty) White and Tony (Peggy) White, 7 Grandchildren (Joe, Joshua, Nathan, Heather, Jacob, Nicole, and Ashley) and 22 Great Grandchildren.
A private family burial is planned for October 15 th .
She married the love of her life, Donald White, in 1957 and they moved to the Milwaukee area where they lived for 12 years. They returned to Holcombe in the early ‘70’s to raise their two boys Bill and Tony. Her boys were everything to her and she worried and fussed over them until Monday when she finally relinquished that duty to their wives.
She was a homemaker and worked as a Seamstress for many years at Jack’s Slax in Sheldon and then Artisans in Glen Flora. She loved sewing so much she would come home after a day of sewing and sew clothing and blankets for her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Don, her sisters Erma, Irene, Paulette, Lois and Ruth Anne, her brothers Milton (Mick) and Walter (Butch).
She is survived by her sisters Mavis and Dorothy, a brother Rodger, and her two sons Bill (Patty) White and Tony (Peggy) White, 7 Grandchildren (Joe, Joshua, Nathan, Heather, Jacob, Nicole, and Ashley) and 22 Great Grandchildren.
A private family burial is planned for October 15 th .
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