Andrea L. (Whitaker) (Hampton) Geraigery, 66, of North Easton, passed away at home from complications of colon cancer on May 13, 2011. Born in Boston on October 15, 1944 to the late Lewis E. and Frances J. Whitaker, Andrea is survived by her beloved husband of 20 years, Peter Geraigery; her loving sons, Mark E. Hampton and his wife Joanne of Brockton, James A. Hampton and his wife Lisa of Attleboro, Steven W. Hampton of Quincy and stepsons Mark F. Geraigery and his wife Tanisha of Norwood, Matthew G. Geraigery and his wife Janet of Kingston and Michael P. Geraigery of Brockton; her five grandchildren, Christopher and Elizabeth Hampton and Ellayna, Cloe and Brock Geraigery. She also leaves her dear brother David W. Whitaker and his wife Phyllis of Naples, Fl, and sister Beverly A. Straight and her husband Fred of Southboro. She is also survived by her father and mother-in-law Francis and Mary Geraigery of Brockton, sisters-in-law Diane Easton of Brockton, and Rosemarie Matthews and her husband Frank of Raynham along with many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her sons Father Gordon S. Hampton of Hingham. Andrea graduated from Framingham High School in 1962 with a degree in business. As a young mother she worked briefly at Sears in Brockton in 1969 and drove school buses for the town of Easton from 1971 to 1976. She then went on to work for the Southeastern Regional Voc. Technical High School in S. Easton, where she drove and managed the school buses from 1976 to 1982. After leaving Southeastern Regional, she joined the Corporate Office of Bay State Gas Company in Canton, before it moved to Westborough in 1990, where she worked as an Administrative Assistant for Senior Management until her retirement in 1997. She loved her life, caring for her husband, children and grandchildren and enjoyed entertaining at home with her friends and family. Her door was always open and there was always extra food in the pot. She and her husband Peter especially enjoyed hosting the end of the year Sunday school picnic. She was a happy traveler and had many enjoyable memories on Cape Cod as well as in Naples, FL, not to mention all the wonderful trips she took with her husband Peter, family and friends over the years. She was a member and communicant of the Christadelphian Ecclesia in Stoughton, and now rests in the One Hope and promise of her resurrection to Eternal Life when Christ returns. She will be sorely missed by all those who knew and loved her. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to: Old Colony Hospice, One Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA 02368; American Cancer Society at http://www.cancer.org/Involved/index or the Sunday School Dept. at the Christadelphian Ecclesia, 48 Freeman St., Stoughton, MA 02072. Calling hours will be held in the Copeland-MacKinnon Funeral Home 38 Center St., Easton from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Monday, May 16. A service will be celebrated in the funeral home on Tuesday at 10 a.m. followed by burial at the Furnace Cemetery in So. Easton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. For directions or to send an online condolence visit www.mackinnonfuneralhomes.com


Published in The Enterprise on May 15, 2011