From the SOUTH BEND (IN) TRIBUNE, May 8, 2014:
CASSOPOLIS - Doris Jean Rockwell Geraghty, 82, of Cassopolis, MI entered eternal life on Monday, May 5, 2014 surrounded by her family in her home on Little Fish Lake of natural causes after a lengthy illness. Born on November 23, 1931 in South Bend, IN to Harry (Ray) Rockwell and Bernice (Klopfenstein) Rockwell who preceded her in death.
On May 29, 1954 at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend she wed Richard E. Geraghty who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her sister Norma May Moore and her son in law Michael Hagerty.
She is survived by her children; Deborah Geraghty (Bill Augustynski) of Dudley, MA, Diane Bowers (Chuck), Osceola, IN, Denise Hagerty, Granger, IN, Richard Geraghty (Georganna), Elkhart, IN and Darren Geraghty (Kelly) Comstock, MI. She was the proud grandmother of her surviving grandchildren; William & David Farrar, Kristopher, Casilynn, Charles & Jeremy Augustynski, John & Eric (Katie) Bowers, Dianna (Patrick) Leinen & Dawn Hagerty, Richard Geraghty, Nick & Alex (Amanda) Reihl, Katelyn, Emily, Alyssa & Delaney Geraghty and great grandchildren Haley Bowers & Brandon Tochman, Gabriel Leinen, and Peyton Reihl
She was a graduate of the class James Whitcomb Riley High School 1950. In her early adult years Doris was a professional singer. She also worked for many years as office manager, receptionist and bookkeeper in the offices of Dr. Max Feldman and Dr. George Green. She worked in the cashier's office at the University of Notre Dame. Mostly she was a devoted mother and homemaker.
Doris was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Marcellus, MI and St. Matthew's Cathedral, South Bend, and the Riley Lunch Bunch. Her hobbies & interests included a love of nature. She loved fishing on the lakes with her father as a youngster and then teaching her children to fish it had to be a cane pole! She was a very talented singer, musician and actress starring and participating in too many local productions to name. She participated in choirs and for many years and was soloist and cantor at St. Matthew's Cathedral and St. Margaret Mary's churches sharing her voice singing for the many weddings and funerals of parishioners celebrating those life milestones.
While her husband Dick was in charge of the sports department, Doris made sure her children were well rounded, introducing and keeping a steady of presence literature and the fine arts of every kind in her home, seeing to it that her children had music lessons with of a variety of instruments, participated in drama productions and choirs and developed an appreciation of music of every kind. She was an enthusiastic birder and never failed to keep her back yard feathered friends fed in every season. She loved identifying the birds outside her windows and teaching her grandchildren what was special about each one! Doris loved to read the classics and couldn't put a book down once she opened the cover! She was a woman who loved fashion and had great style. Doris could tell you the names of all the old Hollywood stars and give a list of each of their productions. She was a walking marketing agent for Turner Classic Movies as she loved watching, but mostly it was the nostalgia and memories she loved of times gone by that came with enjoying those old films. Doris loved the beauty of the nature surrounding the beloved lake home she and her husband build for their family to enjoy. Their home, where she took her last breath surrounded by her family, was one filled with a loving family who always respected each other and was a welcoming place to all of their many friends. Mostly, Doris loved being a wife and mother and grandmother. She participated lovingly in every aspect of her families life until the very end, and we have no doubt that she will continue to participate as our greatest intercessor in Heaven.
CASSOPOLIS - Doris Jean Rockwell Geraghty, 82, of Cassopolis, MI entered eternal life on Monday, May 5, 2014 surrounded by her family in her home on Little Fish Lake of natural causes after a lengthy illness. Born on November 23, 1931 in South Bend, IN to Harry (Ray) Rockwell and Bernice (Klopfenstein) Rockwell who preceded her in death.
On May 29, 1954 at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend she wed Richard E. Geraghty who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her sister Norma May Moore and her son in law Michael Hagerty.
She is survived by her children; Deborah Geraghty (Bill Augustynski) of Dudley, MA, Diane Bowers (Chuck), Osceola, IN, Denise Hagerty, Granger, IN, Richard Geraghty (Georganna), Elkhart, IN and Darren Geraghty (Kelly) Comstock, MI. She was the proud grandmother of her surviving grandchildren; William & David Farrar, Kristopher, Casilynn, Charles & Jeremy Augustynski, John & Eric (Katie) Bowers, Dianna (Patrick) Leinen & Dawn Hagerty, Richard Geraghty, Nick & Alex (Amanda) Reihl, Katelyn, Emily, Alyssa & Delaney Geraghty and great grandchildren Haley Bowers & Brandon Tochman, Gabriel Leinen, and Peyton Reihl
She was a graduate of the class James Whitcomb Riley High School 1950. In her early adult years Doris was a professional singer. She also worked for many years as office manager, receptionist and bookkeeper in the offices of Dr. Max Feldman and Dr. George Green. She worked in the cashier's office at the University of Notre Dame. Mostly she was a devoted mother and homemaker.
Doris was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Marcellus, MI and St. Matthew's Cathedral, South Bend, and the Riley Lunch Bunch. Her hobbies & interests included a love of nature. She loved fishing on the lakes with her father as a youngster and then teaching her children to fish it had to be a cane pole! She was a very talented singer, musician and actress starring and participating in too many local productions to name. She participated in choirs and for many years and was soloist and cantor at St. Matthew's Cathedral and St. Margaret Mary's churches sharing her voice singing for the many weddings and funerals of parishioners celebrating those life milestones.
While her husband Dick was in charge of the sports department, Doris made sure her children were well rounded, introducing and keeping a steady of presence literature and the fine arts of every kind in her home, seeing to it that her children had music lessons with of a variety of instruments, participated in drama productions and choirs and developed an appreciation of music of every kind. She was an enthusiastic birder and never failed to keep her back yard feathered friends fed in every season. She loved identifying the birds outside her windows and teaching her grandchildren what was special about each one! Doris loved to read the classics and couldn't put a book down once she opened the cover! She was a woman who loved fashion and had great style. Doris could tell you the names of all the old Hollywood stars and give a list of each of their productions. She was a walking marketing agent for Turner Classic Movies as she loved watching, but mostly it was the nostalgia and memories she loved of times gone by that came with enjoying those old films. Doris loved the beauty of the nature surrounding the beloved lake home she and her husband build for their family to enjoy. Their home, where she took her last breath surrounded by her family, was one filled with a loving family who always respected each other and was a welcoming place to all of their many friends. Mostly, Doris loved being a wife and mother and grandmother. She participated lovingly in every aspect of her families life until the very end, and we have no doubt that she will continue to participate as our greatest intercessor in Heaven.
From the SOUTH BEND (IN) TRIBUNE, May 8, 2014:
CASSOPOLIS - Doris Jean Rockwell Geraghty, 82, of Cassopolis, MI entered eternal life on Monday, May 5, 2014 surrounded by her family in her home on Little Fish Lake of natural causes after a lengthy illness. Born on November 23, 1931 in South Bend, IN to Harry (Ray) Rockwell and Bernice (Klopfenstein) Rockwell who preceded her in death.
On May 29, 1954 at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend she wed Richard E. Geraghty who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her sister Norma May Moore and her son in law Michael Hagerty.
She is survived by her children; Deborah Geraghty (Bill Augustynski) of Dudley, MA, Diane Bowers (Chuck), Osceola, IN, Denise Hagerty, Granger, IN, Richard Geraghty (Georganna), Elkhart, IN and Darren Geraghty (Kelly) Comstock, MI. She was the proud grandmother of her surviving grandchildren; William & David Farrar, Kristopher, Casilynn, Charles & Jeremy Augustynski, John & Eric (Katie) Bowers, Dianna (Patrick) Leinen & Dawn Hagerty, Richard Geraghty, Nick & Alex (Amanda) Reihl, Katelyn, Emily, Alyssa & Delaney Geraghty and great grandchildren Haley Bowers & Brandon Tochman, Gabriel Leinen, and Peyton Reihl
She was a graduate of the class James Whitcomb Riley High School 1950. In her early adult years Doris was a professional singer. She also worked for many years as office manager, receptionist and bookkeeper in the offices of Dr. Max Feldman and Dr. George Green. She worked in the cashier's office at the University of Notre Dame. Mostly she was a devoted mother and homemaker.
Doris was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Marcellus, MI and St. Matthew's Cathedral, South Bend, and the Riley Lunch Bunch. Her hobbies & interests included a love of nature. She loved fishing on the lakes with her father as a youngster and then teaching her children to fish it had to be a cane pole! She was a very talented singer, musician and actress starring and participating in too many local productions to name. She participated in choirs and for many years and was soloist and cantor at St. Matthew's Cathedral and St. Margaret Mary's churches sharing her voice singing for the many weddings and funerals of parishioners celebrating those life milestones.
While her husband Dick was in charge of the sports department, Doris made sure her children were well rounded, introducing and keeping a steady of presence literature and the fine arts of every kind in her home, seeing to it that her children had music lessons with of a variety of instruments, participated in drama productions and choirs and developed an appreciation of music of every kind. She was an enthusiastic birder and never failed to keep her back yard feathered friends fed in every season. She loved identifying the birds outside her windows and teaching her grandchildren what was special about each one! Doris loved to read the classics and couldn't put a book down once she opened the cover! She was a woman who loved fashion and had great style. Doris could tell you the names of all the old Hollywood stars and give a list of each of their productions. She was a walking marketing agent for Turner Classic Movies as she loved watching, but mostly it was the nostalgia and memories she loved of times gone by that came with enjoying those old films. Doris loved the beauty of the nature surrounding the beloved lake home she and her husband build for their family to enjoy. Their home, where she took her last breath surrounded by her family, was one filled with a loving family who always respected each other and was a welcoming place to all of their many friends. Mostly, Doris loved being a wife and mother and grandmother. She participated lovingly in every aspect of her families life until the very end, and we have no doubt that she will continue to participate as our greatest intercessor in Heaven.
CASSOPOLIS - Doris Jean Rockwell Geraghty, 82, of Cassopolis, MI entered eternal life on Monday, May 5, 2014 surrounded by her family in her home on Little Fish Lake of natural causes after a lengthy illness. Born on November 23, 1931 in South Bend, IN to Harry (Ray) Rockwell and Bernice (Klopfenstein) Rockwell who preceded her in death.
On May 29, 1954 at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend she wed Richard E. Geraghty who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her sister Norma May Moore and her son in law Michael Hagerty.
She is survived by her children; Deborah Geraghty (Bill Augustynski) of Dudley, MA, Diane Bowers (Chuck), Osceola, IN, Denise Hagerty, Granger, IN, Richard Geraghty (Georganna), Elkhart, IN and Darren Geraghty (Kelly) Comstock, MI. She was the proud grandmother of her surviving grandchildren; William & David Farrar, Kristopher, Casilynn, Charles & Jeremy Augustynski, John & Eric (Katie) Bowers, Dianna (Patrick) Leinen & Dawn Hagerty, Richard Geraghty, Nick & Alex (Amanda) Reihl, Katelyn, Emily, Alyssa & Delaney Geraghty and great grandchildren Haley Bowers & Brandon Tochman, Gabriel Leinen, and Peyton Reihl
She was a graduate of the class James Whitcomb Riley High School 1950. In her early adult years Doris was a professional singer. She also worked for many years as office manager, receptionist and bookkeeper in the offices of Dr. Max Feldman and Dr. George Green. She worked in the cashier's office at the University of Notre Dame. Mostly she was a devoted mother and homemaker.
Doris was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Marcellus, MI and St. Matthew's Cathedral, South Bend, and the Riley Lunch Bunch. Her hobbies & interests included a love of nature. She loved fishing on the lakes with her father as a youngster and then teaching her children to fish it had to be a cane pole! She was a very talented singer, musician and actress starring and participating in too many local productions to name. She participated in choirs and for many years and was soloist and cantor at St. Matthew's Cathedral and St. Margaret Mary's churches sharing her voice singing for the many weddings and funerals of parishioners celebrating those life milestones.
While her husband Dick was in charge of the sports department, Doris made sure her children were well rounded, introducing and keeping a steady of presence literature and the fine arts of every kind in her home, seeing to it that her children had music lessons with of a variety of instruments, participated in drama productions and choirs and developed an appreciation of music of every kind. She was an enthusiastic birder and never failed to keep her back yard feathered friends fed in every season. She loved identifying the birds outside her windows and teaching her grandchildren what was special about each one! Doris loved to read the classics and couldn't put a book down once she opened the cover! She was a woman who loved fashion and had great style. Doris could tell you the names of all the old Hollywood stars and give a list of each of their productions. She was a walking marketing agent for Turner Classic Movies as she loved watching, but mostly it was the nostalgia and memories she loved of times gone by that came with enjoying those old films. Doris loved the beauty of the nature surrounding the beloved lake home she and her husband build for their family to enjoy. Their home, where she took her last breath surrounded by her family, was one filled with a loving family who always respected each other and was a welcoming place to all of their many friends. Mostly, Doris loved being a wife and mother and grandmother. She participated lovingly in every aspect of her families life until the very end, and we have no doubt that she will continue to participate as our greatest intercessor in Heaven.
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