Geraldine M. (Ramsey) Mikolitch passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family and friends on January 26, 2016 at the age of 89 after a courageous battle with cancer.
“Gerrie” as she was known, was a graduate of Colby College and went on to become the personal assistant to the President of Hoag & Porvandi Advertising where she worked for many years before settling down and raising a family.
Gerrie was a member of St. Raphael’s Sodality and the Medford Catholic Women’s Club where she served as President on the scholarship board for outstanding seniors. She was also a Girl Scout and Brownie Troop leader for her daughter and friends for many years. She was an avid reader, loved dancing to big band music and enjoyed casino trips with her club friends. Her favorite role was as “Gamma” to her loving granddaughter, Shawna Ramsey.
She is remembered fondly by her son Robert and his partner, Michael O’Connell of Washington, D.C., her daughter Lisa MacNeil, Tim MacNeil and granddaughter Shawna Ramsey MacNeil of Medford and her bother-in-law Peter J. Hanrahan of Kansas City, as well as several nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews. She is predeceased in death by her husband, Calvin J. Mikolitch, her son David and her sister’s Jean, Claire, Marion and brother Paul. Gerrie was the daughter of the late Fred J. Ramsey and Ethel Callahan Ramsey.
Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Operation Smile at www.operationsmile.org. Messages of support can be made at the Keefe Funeral Home at keefefuneralhome.com.