Geraldine E. Ball's Obituary
Geraldine E. Ball, age 85 of Lewes, DE passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at Bayhealth Center in Milford, DE. She was born on Thursday, October 1, 1931 in New York City, NY, daughter of the late William and Mabel (Phillips) Montgomery.
Mrs. Ball was a member of the Zoar United Methodist Church in Millsboro, DE, where she loved to sing, and a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She worked for several years at Ball and Jewell Inc, in Brooklyn, NY, where she would meet her husband, Robert. Together they would raise their beautiful family of six. In her free time, Mrs. Ball enjoyed sewing, knitting, cooking and most of all the time spent with her grandchildren who were the apples of her eyes. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and dear friend who will be missed by all who knew her.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ball was preceded in death by husband, Robert, and her son, William. She is survived by her three children: Robert M. Ball and his wife, Pat of Odessa, DE, Audrey Marciniszyn and her husband, Stephen of Millsboro, DE and Barbara Marsh of Middletown, DE; her nine grandchildren: Amanda, Rachel, Evan, Tracy, Erik, Heather, Madalyn, Will and Angela; her five great granddaughters: Emily, Abigail, Sophie, Zoe and Evelyn; her daughter-in-law, Susan Ball; and her two brothers: William Montgomery of Pembroke Pines, FL and Richard Montgomery and his wife Barbara of Hampton Bays, NY.
Memorial Services will be held on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE, where friends may visit beginning at 10:00AM. Interment will immediately follow services at St. Peter's Cemetery, Pilottown Road, Lewes.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Ball’s memory to the Zoar United Methodist Church, 24463 Gravel Hill Rd, Millsboro, DE 19966.
Please sign Mrs. Ball's online guest book located on this site.
FLORIST NOTE: PLEASE HAVE ALL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS DELIVERED BY 3 PM, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2017 TO PARSELL FUNERAL HOMES, LEWES, DE.
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