George-Yoria Christine George passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 24, age 89 years, at Gilchrist Hospice, Towson, Maryland. Mrs. George was born in Liverpool, England, on September 27, 1920. She emigrated to the United States in 1955 with her late husband, Gordon B. George, long-time physical therapist at the Baltimore League for the Handicapped, who passed away in 1979. She will be greatly missed by her only son, Christopher T. George and her daughter-in-law, Donna M. George.
Mrs. George worked as a receptionist at Recipe Foods in Forest Park, Baltimore; Glens Falls Insurance Company on York Road, Baltimore; and Woodholme Country Club in Pikesville, Maryland, before retiring in 1974. After her husband's death, she lived for many years at Westminster House Apartments, Mount Vernon, Baltimore.
Mrs. George had recently been diagnosed with kidney failure and has been for the last 18 months at Holly Hill Nursing Home, Stevenson Lane, Baltimore County, before transitioning to the hospice on August 13.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations go to Gilchrist Hospice Care, 11311 McCormick Road, Suite 350, Hunt Valley, MD 21031, gilchristhospice.org. A memorial gathering will be held at Burgee-Henss-Seitz Funeral Home, 3631 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD on Saturday at 1:00 PM. A guest registry is available at www.burgee-henss-seitz.com
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