Geraldine R. Haverland (Ueber), of Rochester Michigan passed away at home on Friday October 19th, 2018 at the age of 95. She was born in Fort Wayne Indiana and married her husband Austin on August 4, 1945 following his return from Pearl Harbor after the attack. They met at a USO Club where she volunteered as a dance girl. They were happily married for 58 years.
Jeri, as she was known to all, was fun loving & quick witted! She enjoyed travel & their retirement to Anna Marie Island, Florida in 1986. She knew all of the 14 addresses where she lived over the years in Fort Wayne, Cincinnati, Chicago, New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, Arizona, as well as Oxford & Rochester Michigan! She was an avid reader, and loved her plants and golf (both playing & watching), and still has some clubs in her car. She also really enjoyed her periodic trips to Vegas or a local Casino!
She was preceded in death by her husband Austin and her daughter Sandra Burlick (Jack). And is survived by her son James (Mary Jo); 5 Grandsons, David (Erica), Jonathan (Megan Joy), Ryan (Megan Rose), Matthew Burlick (Taryn), and Michael Burlick (Diana); and 6 Great Grandchildren, Claire Elise, Alice Elizabeth, Stella Louise, Henry Ryan, Francine Estlin, and Austin Charles Edward.
No flowers please. Donations can be made in her name to any of the following organizations: St. Andrews Catholic Church, Rochester MI; The Rochester Garden Club; or Rochester OPC.
A brief Celebration of Life will be held at Pixley Funeral Home, 322 W. University Dr., Rochester, MI, on Thursday, October 25, 2018 from 4 to 8 PM.
A Family burial will take place at a later date in Cincinnati OH.
