Geraldine A. Gerrity, 92 of Holmdel, died on Wednesday, March 22.

She was born in New York to the late Kathleen and Richard Joseph McMurray in 1930.

Geraldine was born and raised in Woodside before moving to Garden City.  From there, she attended and graduated high school and then went on to study at Katherine Gibbs, a secretarial school.  Geraldine met her future husband while on weekend retreat in the Adirondack’s.  The two were married in 1954 and started their family in Newark in 1955.  In 1956, they moved to Holmdel.  She worked proudly for the Holmdel School System, starting out as a kitchen aide and working her way up to head cook.

Geraldine loved to read and really enjoyed a good mystery.  When not reading she was a big fan of gameshows, and she was one to never miss Jeopardy or the Wheel of Fortune.  One of her greatest pleasures was traveling with her husband to Florida where she would also visit her beloved sister and their family. But most of all, her greatest joy was spending time with her children, her grandchildren, and her great children.

She is predeceased by her beloved husband Albert B. Gerrity, and her sister, Virginia Black.

Surviving are her children, Albert Michael Gerrity of Holmdel, Richard and his wife Mary Ann Gerrity of Aberdeen, Mary Ellen Steinhauer of Marlboro, Thomas Gerrity and his wife Maureen of East Stroudsburg, PA, and James and his wife Donna Gerrity of Stillwater, nine grandchildren Joseph, Steven, Kathleen, Dylan, Julia, Danny, Kellyann, Lindsay, and Kieran, and three great-grandchildren Colton, Owen, and Tommy.

Visitation will be held on Monday, March 27 from 4pm – 7pm at Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 S. Holmdel Road, Holmdel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Tuesday, March 28 at 9:15am at the Church of St. Catharine, 108 Middletown Road, Holmdel. Burial will follow at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Wrighstown.

In lieu of traditional remembrances, please consider making a donation in Geraldine’s name to the Colorectrol Cancer Alliance.

For messages of condolence, or to share a favorite memory of Geraldine, please visit her page of tribute at www.HolmdelFuneralHome.com