My Sister Geri

My sister Geri passed away yesterday.  I will miss her terribly.  I hope Merlin and all the children and grandchildren continue to keep in touch.  They are my family and I love them so much.  Here are some of the pictures I took out today to look at.  They sure bring back memories.

Here I am with Geri a long time ago.

Here are Geri and Merlin with their first four children, Alice, Theresa, Jim, and Tim. Beth and Erin came later.

This is Geri with my first baby, her first niece, Kim.

This is Geri and Erin in a visit to my house in Winona.

Here we are at Terri's house in the Twin Cities with Mom and Dad, Terri and Jim, Erin, and Terri's two girls, Kelli and Kristi.  Carl is on the far right. (Merlin must have taken the picture.)

This is just outside my apartment in Winona.

Here Geri and I are helping Mom and Dad celebrate their Golden wedding anniversary.

These last two portraits of Geri and Merlin are more recent, and these are framed on my bedside table.

Here is Geri's lovely obituary from the Iles Funeral Home in Des Moines.

We sent cards, but this was sent in the funeral home website too.