Obituary of Geraldine Frances Schaefer

Geraldine (Kutsko) Schaefer, 89, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Crandall Medical Center. Geraldine was born November 22, 1926 to John and Anna (Adams) Kucko in Youngstown, was raised in Akron, lived in Grafton and returned to the area in 1997. She was a biology teacher at Elyria Catholic High School for 21 years retiring in 1988. She had been a member of St. John the Baptist and St. Martin of Tours Catholic Churches and had served as a Lector and Eucharistic Minister. She was a member of the Parish Council and the Ladies Guild. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and Kappa Kappa Iota Education Sorority. Geraldine was preceded in death by her husband William in 1984 and brother, Robert; and is survived by her son Gary (Beth) Schaefer of Salem ; grandchildren Michelle and Renee Schaefer; siblings Don (Peggy) Kucko, Joan (Dale) Goubeaux and Cynthia (James) Cavanaugh; sister-in-law Janet Kucko. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday at 2:00pm at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, 1800 Station Road, Valley City, Ohio 44280. Interment will take place at St. Martin Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday 5 to 7 pm at the Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel, 1990 S. Main St. Akron and Friday from 1 to 2 pm at the church. Donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association Greater East Ohio Area, 70 W. Streetsboro St., Suite 201, Hudson, OH 44236. (Anthony, Akron, anthonyfh.com, 330-724-1281)