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Obituary
January 3, 2007
Geraldine L. Sick-Rohe, age 88, of Towanda, PA passed away on Thursday, January 03, 2008 at the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Memorial Hospital, Towanda, PA, surrounded by her loving family.
Gerry was born September 26, 1919, in Mildred, PA a daughter of the late Francis J. & Edythe Saxe Sick. She graduated from the Dushore High School a member of the class of 1937. She graduated from St. Elizabeth’s College in Morristown, NJ, in 1941 and from Marywood College in Scranton, Pa, in 1946 with a MS in Library Science.
She taught in Wyalusing, Dushore and retired as the librarian from Towanda High School.
Gerry was a member of SS: Peter and Paul’s Church in Towanda, PA where she was very active in its Altar & Rosary Society and various parish activities. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family and she also enjoyed being with friends, reading and flower gardening.
Her devotion and love for the Lord was her guide throughout her life
and after living it to the fullest, she left behind a beautiful legacy of love, friendship, support and kindness. Her wonderful sense of humor will long be remembered and cherished by those whose were blessed to have known and loved her.
Surviving:
Son and daughter-in-law:
Philip L. and Rose (Chilson) Rohe Round Rock, TX
Four daughters and sons-in-law:
Mary Anne Rohe, Mesa, AZ
Marguerite (Larry) Allis Temple, TX
Marlene Rohe Sayre, PA
Mary Theresa (Anthony) Johnson Towanda, PA
Brother and sister-in-law:
Louis & Edna Sick Captain Cook, HI
10 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a grandson, Nathan L. Johnson, on April 12, 2002, and by a sister, Marian E. Sick Tubach of Dushore on Dec. 16, 1973.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, Jan. 9th at 11:00 A.M. at SS: Peter & Paul Church, Towanda, PA, with her pastor, the Rev. John J. Chmil V.F., presiding. Interment will be in St. Basil’s Cemetery, Dushore.
Friends may call on Tuesday, Jan. 8th from 3:00 to 6:00 P.M. at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 206 Water St., Dushore, PA and on Wednesday at the church one hour prior to the service. There will be a recitation of the Rosary and Vigil Service at 2:30 P.M. on Tuesday at the funeral home.
The family will provide the flowers and ask that Memorials be directed to SS Peter & Paul Church, 106 3rd St., Towanda, PA 18848 or a charity of one’s choice in her memory.
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