Geraldine Kathleen Salomaa (November 23, 1936 - March 09, 2024)

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Geraldine Kathleen Salomaa
  • November 23, 1936
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  • March 09, 2024

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GERALDINE KATHLEEN SALOMAA, (Gerry) of N. Ft. Myers, FL age 87 passed away on 3/9/24. Daughter of Irish Americans, Geraldine was born on 11/23/1936 in rural Parsons, KS the youngest of nine children.

Gerry graduated from Parsons Senior High School and worked at the State Bank of Parsons, KS following graduation. Gerry worked for the Foxborough Company, Foxborough, MA for seventeen years and then joined the United Telephone Company, Fort Myers, FL in 1977. Gerry remained with the telephone company although the name changed numerous times throughout the years. Gerry retired from Sprint in 1996 after nineteen years of service. Upon retirement, Gerry enjoyed many rounds of golf with her husband Bob at the Heritage in N. Fort Myers, FL and served as the Heritage Ladies Golf League President for many years. Gerry met her husband, Bob on a blind date while Bob was in the Army stationed at Fort Sill, OK. Gerry and Bob married upon Bob’s honorable discharge from the Army on 11/23/1956 in Parsons, KS. Gerry and Bob lived and raised four children on School Street in Walpole, MA, Bob’s hometown. Gerry and Bob moved to Fort Myers, FL in 1977.

Gerry is preceded in death by her parents Louis A. and Beatrice A. (Kane) O’Brien, her husband Robert W. (Bob) Salomaa, and her siblings Paul O’Brien, Mary Margaret Hermes, Harold O’Brien, Eugene O’Brien, Loretta Carter, Sadie Ann Brown, Irene Laskey and Louis E. O’Brien.

Gerry is survived by her children, Robert Salomaa of Riverside, RI, Deborah (Martin) Choate of Crawford, ME, Karen (Vincent) Biegel of Fort Myers, FL and Sharon Salomaa of Cape Coral, FL. Gerry has four grandchildren: Chris Hunt, Todd Hunt, Anna Donovan, Emily Lolio and ten great grandchildren. Gerry (our mom) will be greatly missed & we will always carry her memory in our hearts.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hope Hospice/Cape Coral, FL.

Baldwin Brothers Funeral & Cremation Society, Fort Myers is entrusted with final care.


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