Geraldine Elizabeth WalchAge: 90 years1918–2008
- Name
- Geraldine Elizabeth Walch
- Given names
- Geraldine Elizabeth
- Surname
- Walch
 Birth | 18 Apr 1918 37 29 |
| Alias | Gerry |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Edward Walch 06 Mar 1920 (Age 22 months) |
| Christening of a brother | Robert Edward Walch 21 Mar 1920 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Marian Frances Walch 15 Jul 1922 (Age 4 years) |
| Christening of a sister | Marian Frances Walch 30 Jul 1922 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dorothy Marie Walch 13 Oct 1923 (Age 5 years) |
| Christening of a sister | Dorothy Marie Walch 04 Nov 1923 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Francis Walch 10 Jan 1925 (Age 6 years) |
| Christening of a brother | James Francis Walch 18 Jan 1925 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Michael T. Walch 05 Oct 1925 (Age 7 years) |
| Burial of a paternal grandfather | Michael T. Walch 09 Oct 1925 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Richard David Walch 08 Apr 1929 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a father | Frank Henry Walch 19 May 1963 (Age 45 years) |
| Burial of a father | Frank Henry Walch 24 May 1963 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann Leach 08 Jul 1974 (Age 56 years) |
| Burial of a mother | Mary Ann Leach 12 Jul 1974 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a husband | Earl Madison McCloy 04 Nov 1983 (Age 65 years) |
| Burial of a husband | Earl Madison McCloy 09 Nov 1983 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Edward Walch 07 Jan 2001 (Age 82 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Robert Edward Walch 09 Feb 2001 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a sister | Helen Marguerite Walch 07 Sep 2003 (Age 85 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Helen Marguerite Walch 12 Sep 2003 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Francis Walch 15 Oct 2004 (Age 86 years) |
| Burial of a brother | James Francis Walch 27 Oct 2004 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a sister | Marian Frances Walch 26 Jul 2006 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | 14 Aug 2008 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | 23 Aug 2008 (9 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Frank Henry Walch Birth: 06 Jun 1880 33 32 — Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 19 May 1963 — Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| mother |
Mary Ann Leach Birth: 1889 — Winona, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 08 Jul 1974 — Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA |
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Marriage: 10 Jun 1914 — Winona, Winona, Minnesota, USA |
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11 months elder sister |
Birth: 25 May 1915 34 26 — Norton Twsp., Winona Co., Minnesota, USA Death: 07 Sep 2003 — Roseville, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA |
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3 years herself |
Birth: 18 Apr 1918 37 29 — Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 14 Aug 2008 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA |
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23 months younger brother |
Robert Edward Walch Birth: 06 Mar 1920 39 31 — Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 07 Jan 2001 — Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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2 years younger sister |
Marian Frances Walch Birth: 15 Jul 1922 42 33 — Rollingstone, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 26 Jul 2006 — Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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15 months younger sister |
Birth: 13 Oct 1923 43 34 — Rollingstone, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 03 Apr 2018 — Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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15 months younger brother |
James Francis Walch Birth: 10 Jan 1925 44 36 — Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 15 Oct 2004 — Rialto, San Bernardino, California, USA |
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4 years younger brother |
Birth: 08 Apr 1929 48 40 — Winona Co., Minnesota, USA Death: 12 Jun 2012 — Ramsey, Anoka, Minnesota, USA |
| Family with Earl Madison McCloy |
| husband |
Birth: 26 Nov 1917 — Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA Death: 04 Nov 1983 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA |
| herself |
Birth: 18 Apr 1918 37 29 — Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 14 Aug 2008 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA |
| daughter |
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| son |
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| son |
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| son |
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| Earl Madison McCloy + Lilla Claire Cash |
| husband |
Birth: 26 Nov 1917 — Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA Death: 04 Nov 1983 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA |
| husband’s wife |
Birth: about 1921 — Sebring, Highlands, Florida, USA Death: 09 Oct 1954 — Honlulu, Honlulu, Island of O‘ahu, Hawaii, USA |
| step-son |
Birth: 18 Feb 1943 25 22 — McDill AFB, Tampa, Hillsborough Florida, USA Death: 12 Apr 2010 — Rockledge, Brevard, Florida, USA |
| step-son |
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| step-son |
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| Note | Geraldine E. McCloy passed away on August 14, 2008. She was 90 years young. Gerry was born on April 18, 1918 in Winona, Minnesota to Frank and Mary Anna Walch. She left the lakes of Minnesota eventually arriving to the beaches of Hawaii, where she met her husband Earl M. "Mac" McCloy. She and Mac were married in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 30, 1955. She and Mac raised seven children: Michael of Rockledge, Florida; Tom of Alexandria, Virginia; Dave of Colorado Springs; Mary Kliza of Colorado Springs; Pat of Colorado Springs; Tim of Colorado Springs and Rob of Colorado Springs. She was "Tutu" to 17 grandchildren and 8 great-grand-children. She is also survived by her sister Dorothy Grace of Whittier, CA and her brother Dick of Kingman, AZ. Gerry and Mac left Hawaii and headed to Sandia Base, New Mexico in 1957. They were then reassigned to Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1962, with a follow on assignment to Hanscom AFB in Boston, Massachusetts. Finally, Mac was assigned to Ent AFB and he, Gerry, and the kids arrived in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the summer of 1967. Gerry came from a family of seven, and raised seven children also. She was all about family. It meant everything to her. She was never happier then when she was celebrating a holiday or family gathering at her home cooking for everyone. If you wanted to see her, you had better do it in the kitchen because that is where she would be. She wrote her recipes down, but it was all the little extras that she added that made them her own. Later in her life, Sundays were very special to her. That was the day that her grandchildren would come to Tutu's house for dinner. They looked forward to it as much as she did. No matter how she felt, she always had a smile on her face for her grandchildren. Gerry was a woman of strong faith. She was a member of the Air Force Academy Community Center Chapel since 1967, receiving the first Life Time Volunteer Award ever given by the chapel. In fact, the award will be named after her in her honor. She was always involved in feeding her "preppies" on Monday nights at the chapel. Gerry was a very giving person. She was active with the local missions always giving food, clothes, or whatever she could to those less fortunate. In addition, she was a wonderful neighbor. Living in the same house for 41 years, she was active in the ladies birthday club and always bringing soup to the neighbors. She was a wonderful, faithful, energetic woman who lived life to the fullest. She was dearly loved and will be missed every day by those who love her. A visitation is scheduled from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., with a Rosary from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Swan Law Funeral Director's, 501 N. Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO. A Mass is planned for 9:30 a.m., Friday, August 22, 2008 at United States Air Force Academy Community Center Chapel, USAFA, CO. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions in her name to the Mesa House, 420 Mesa Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80905. |
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