Criswell, Geraldine "Geri" (French) 1928-2005

CRISWELL, FRENCH, WOOD, SANDELL

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Date: 8/21/2005 at 15:40:09

KELLOGG — Geraldine "Geri" Criswell, 77, of Rock Creek Lake in rural Kellogg, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services were held today at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. John Epperson, pastor of the Grinnell Christian Church, officiating. Burial was at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Geraldine Criswell Memorial Fund.

The daughter of Leo and Beulah Mae (Wood) French, she was born May 13, 1928, in Aurora, Ind. She later moved with her family to Grinnell and received her education in the Grinnell School District.

She was married to James Rex Criswell on March 5, 1949, in Grinnell, and the couple made their home in Newton for a few years before returning to Grinnell. They moved to Rock Creek Lake area in 1968.

She was a homemaker but also worked as a hostess at the Ramada Inn in Newton and later at Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Wayne's Steak House in Grinnell, Grinnell College Forum Grill and St. Francis Manor.

Survivors include her husband; two children, Karla Sandell of Grass Lake, Mich., and Kirby Criswell of Rock Creek Lake; one brother, Raymond French of Rock Creek Lake; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Kevin Criswell.

The Newton [IA] Daily News, Monday, August 8, 2005