Geraldine S Roberts

heart disease. She was 89.

Mrs. Roberts was born on September 18, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to John and Marina Chronowiat. After

serving her country in the Women’s Army Corps during the postwar

occupation of Europe, she attended the

University of Pittsburgh and later obtained a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Richmond Professional Institute (now

VCU). With a passion for performing and visual arts she pursued a career in the fledgling television industry as a

show host on Richmond’s WRVA, Channel 12 . She married William Roberts of Hartford and settled with him in Old

Saybrook, Connecticut to raise a family. Mrs. Roberts served as a teacher’s aide for the Old Saybrook School

District and later became a dispatcher for the Old Saybrook Police Department. Always a willing volunteer for

children’s events, she became well known for her summer fortune telling performances. She was a member of the

First Congregational Church of Old Lyme.

Mrs. Roberts is survived by her son, David Roberts; her son and daughterinlaw,

Michael and Laurie Roberts of

Albany, California; and two grandchildren, Cleighton and Truman Roberts. She is preceded in death by her husband,

William.

A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, July 30, at 2pm at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme

(http://fccol.org/). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Smile Train (https://www.smiletrain.org/) and

Doctors With out Borders (http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/) .