Geraldine May Coleman Cody
F, (1911 - 1982)
Geraldine (Coleman) Cody,
1911-1982
1911-1982
| Father | Michael Christopher Coleman (1882 - 1916) |
| Mother | Adelaide Elizabeth English Coleman (1881 - 1963) |
| Charts | Cody/Begley family |
| Nickname | Gerry | |
| Birth* | 7 May 1911 | Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 |
| Marriage* | 19 Oct 1935 | Epiphany Church, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US); Groom=Thomas Joseph Cody Jr, priest=John Patrick Cody2 |
| Married Name | 19 Oct 1935 | Cody [Coleman] |
| Death* | 2 Jan 1982 | St.Joseph's Hospital, Kirkwood, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US); cardiac arrest, myocardial infar3 |
| Note* | 4 Jan 1982 | obituary Saint Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat, Monday, 4 January 19824 |
| Burial* | 5 Jan 1982 | Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)5 |
| Biography* | Geraldine M. "Gerry" Coleman Cody, 1911-1982: Born on a Sunday in the family home on East Beach, Geraldine was christened at Saint Colman's Cathedral in Cobh. When Geraldine's father went off to France to save the British Empire from the German Kaiser, she and her younger sister were sent to live at the Rushbrooke orphanage in Cobh. This was done courtesy of the British government who financed this option for families whose breadwinner was serving in the British Army. Gerry entered Rushbrooke on 3 June 1914 at age three and left five years later in August 1919. Gerry, her mother and sisters came to the United States through Canada. They emigrated Cobh on 2 September 1919 aboard the Steamship Minnendosa. After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the ship entered the St. Lawrence River stopping at Quebec. Gerry and the others continued on by boat to Detroit, Michigan where they entered the United States and boarded a train for St. Louis to join her uncle, the Rev. Joe English. In 1920, Gerry, her mother and sisters were living with her mother's sister and her husband, Daniel and Eileen Hannefin, at 1363 McCausland. By 1930, they lived at 4918 Forest Park Blvd. Gerry grew to be a large woman of 5-foot 7½ inches in height and weighing 130 pounds. She was possessed of fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair. In 7 September 1934, Gerry was granted citizenship at the District Court, Eastern District of Missouri at St. Louis. Gerry and Tom Cody were married at Epiphany Church, Smiley and Ivanhoe Avenues, Saint Louis by her brother-in-law John P. Cody. The reception afterward was held at the home of the groom's parents, 4464 Margaretta Ave. She and Tom raised their family of six, one boy and five girls, in St. Engelbert's Parish at 4601 Penrose. The church is located at Shreve and Carter Avenues in Saint Louis. Geraldine died on a Saturday of cardiac arrest, and a myocardial infarction. She was attended by Dr. Jitendra K. Gupta, 14377 Woodlake Dr 63107. Gerry was survived by five daughters, and two sisters. Her funeral was held on Monday from St. Louis Cathedral, 4431 Lindell Blvd. Collier's funeral home, 10123 St. Charles Rock Road, was in charge of arrangements. |
| Last Edited | 16 Jul 2015 |