Unfortunately, while we were away on vacation at Deep Creek Lake/Maryland George's (my husband) Grandmother (Georgie, Jake and Gracie's Great Grandma) passed away.
Geraldine M. Kapfhammer
Aug 29, 1916 - June 13, 2008
Geraldine M. Kapfhammer, 91, Altoona, Pennsylvania died Friday, June 13, 2008 at her residence after an extended illness. She is survived by four daughters: Mary Ann Green, Kathleen Clapper, Miriam Williams and Colette M. DiMemmo; four sons: Richard Kapfhammer, Thomas Kapfhammer, Frank Kapfhammer and Daniel Kapfhammer; a brother, Father Joseph Strittmatter; a sister, Naomi Buechele; 37 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Joan M. McDonald, in 1993; a son, James A. Kapfhammer, in 1997; and a sister, Vernita Roland.
Geraldine Kapfhammer was a homemaker, she previously was a secretary at Mental Health and she was a member of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. She was a 1934 graduate of Altoona Catholic High School and was a member of Loyal Christian Benefit Association, CCD Little Flower Club, Blue Army and Third Order Secular and was the recipient of the ‘‘Pro Eccelesia at Pontifice’’ from Bishop Guilfoyle in 1955.
Lord God, have mercy on "Grandma" who has at last been called from this life. We praise you for her life and the rich memories that she has left. Many years of life were granted her. Now that she has been called to the eternal banquet of heaven, I beg you in your endless mercy to raise her to new life. May she rest for ever in the joy that has been won for us by Christ Jesus. Amen
We were truly blessed to have had such a beautiful woman touch our lives in ways only one could imagine.
