During high school her family relocated to Florida which is where she met her husband Jack. Geraldine is preceded in death by her parents, Margretta and Arthur Sullivan, her husband Jack E. Vessely, with whom she was married for thirty-three years, her daughter Patricia and her sisters Eileen Hooker, Cathleen Sullivan, Anna Marsh, and her brothers Genery, Warren and Arthur Sullivan.
She is survived by her two daughters Michael Ann Ryan (Lawrence) and Geraldine DiGregory (Kevin). She was the proud grandmother of 8 grandchildren: Jessie DiGregory (Benjamin Skolnik), Patrick DiGregory (Anna), Maureen Melson (Eric), Jack DiGregory, Margaret Olson (Andrew), Brendan Ryan and Laura Ryan. She also thoroughly enjoyed her 8 great-grandchildren: Henry, Minna, Lincoln, Violet, Kira, Lily, Jameson and McKayla.
A private service will be held with close family members.
