Geraldine Schaefer

ORAN, Mo. -- Geraldine Teresa Schaefer, 73, of Oran died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2001, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Aug. 4, 1928, at Commerce, Mo., daughter of James B. and Minerva J. Stallings Reed. She and Elmer Joseph Schaefer were married Dec. 7, 1985. He died May 1, 1997.

Schaefer was a retired machine operator at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in St. Louis. She also was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran.

Survivors include two sisters, Louise Hunt of Pocatello, Idaho, and Lorena Green of Cahokia, Ill.

She was preceded in death by one son, five brothers and five sisters.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at 8:30 a.m. Monday.

Funeral will follow at 10 a.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. John Harth officiating. Burial will be in Guardian Angel Catholic Cemetery in Oran.