Geraldine E. Alt of Westfield, Ind., formerly of St. Joseph, passed away at 11:35 p.m. EST Friday (Nov. 10, 2017) at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.
Geraldine was born May 16, 1931, in Hoopeston. She is survived by her children, Deborah Alt of Champaign, Charles Alt of Hoopeston, Gregory (Sherry) Alt of Hoschton, Ga., Nancy (Mike) Devitt of Whitestown, Ind., Terry Alt of Champaign and Mary (Jeff) Brown of Devils Elbow, Mo. She is also survived by her 11 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren.
Geraldine was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Charles W. Alt; her parents, Joseph and Vera Lockhart of Hoopeston; and her 11 brothers and sisters.
Geraldine worked 23 years at Busey Bank (State Bank of St. Joseph). After she retired, she enjoyed many years camping and fishing with her husband Charles. She enjoyed cooking, working in her flower and vegetable gardens, and canning. Her greatest joy above all was spending time with her family.
Services will be held at Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15. Funeral services honoring her life will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with graveside services following.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
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