Geraldine "Gerry" Ann Reid's Obituary
Geraldine Ann (Holz) Reid
“Gerry”
June 5, 1948 ~ August 19, 2017
Geraldine (Gerry) Reid was born Geraldine Ann Holz on June 5, 1948 in St. Helens, Oregon to Gerhardt and Lucille Holz. She passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center after a short, but hard-fought battle with cancer.
Gerry grew up in Columbia City, Oregon, graduated from St. Helens High School in 1966 and resided in St. Helens for the remainder of her life.
She worked as a teller at First Interstate Bank and then as a special education assistant for the St. Helens School District until retiring in 2012. Gerry married Jerold (Jerry) Reid on May 27, 1978. Together, Gerry and Jerry had two children, Tyler and Whitney. She also had three step children, Jeff, Amy and Jerry Reid.
Gerry enjoyed traveling, gardening, quilting, the Oregon Coast and spending time with her family. She was an avid runner and participated in Hood to Coast as well as the Portland Marathon for many years.
Gerry is survived by her husband of 39 years, Jerold Reid; Brother, Bruce Holz; Sister, Dorothy Morlan; Son and Daughter-in-Law, Tyler and Melissa Reid; Daughter, Dr. Whitney Reid; Step children, Jeff Reid, Amy Land and Jerry Reid; as well as 9 grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the St. Helens Community Bible Church, with reception to follow.
In lieu of cut flowers, the family requests that living plants be given or donations be made to the Merkel Cell Carcinoma Cancer Research Fund (https://www.merkelcell.org/join-the-fight/donate/) or the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Donate).
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