Geraldine Satterly

Geraldine LaVon Satterly, 84, of Keokuk, died at 9:50 PM Saturday, November 15, 2008, at River Hills Village in Keokuk. Geraldine was born February 16, 1924, in Mt. Hamill, Iowa, the daughter of Louis and Eva Maude Graham Curley. She married Dale E. Satterly on March 22, 1948, in Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in death on August 14, 1992. She had lived in Keokuk since June, 1954. She was a member of Sharon Presbyterian Church in rural Lee County, Iowa. She was a member and past president of Keokuk Genealogical Society. She was a volunteer at the Keokuk Public Library and belonged to two bridge clubs. Her greatest joys were raising her children, watching her grandchildren grow up, and seeing her great grandchildren. She is survived by a daughter, Elaine Woodring and her husband, Mike, of Keokuk; three sons, Clinton Satterly and his wife, Karen, of Beaumont, Texas, Glenn Satterly and his wife, Robin, of St. Louis, Missouri and Alan Satterly and his wife, Lisa, of Rochester, Illinois; seven grandchildren, Amy Cochran and her husband Jason, Mark Woodring and his wife Kari, Anne Wear and her husband Nathan, Jared Satterly, Karisa Satterly, Lucas Satterly and Dylan Satterly; fiv...[more]

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reat grandchildren, Jenna, Ava, Rhyse, Lauryn, Joel; an aunt, Paula Graham of Ft. Madison; brother-in law, Robert Satterly of Waynesville, Missouri; sister in law, Mina Lou Wallace of Hamilton, Illinois; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and three brothers, Ivan, Bill, and Bob Curley. Funeral services were Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at DeJong's Funeral Home with Rev. Daniel Hemken officiating. Burial followed at Sharon Cemetery, southwest of Mt. Hamill, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the Keokuk Public Library.