Geraldine Ehredt, age 89, of Mesa, Arizona, previously of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 at the Dessert Terrace Nursing Facility, Phoenix, Arizona. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 14, 2006 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. . Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. Friends may call from 12:noon to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, prior to the Funeral Service . A memorial fund has been established in Geraldine’s name for the Community United Church of Christ, Savanna.
Geraldine was born July 18, 1917, the daughter of James and Gwendolyn (Bennett) Sorenson in Thomson, Illinois. She was educated in Savanna Schools and graduated from the Savanna High School with the Class of 1934. On December 31, 1935, Geraldine married Floyd Ehredt. He passed away in 1970.
Geraldine worked for the National Bank, Savanna, and then as the Secretary to the Superintendent of Schools for 23 years. She was a charter member of the Savanna Community United Church of Christ and an associate member of the Dessert Heritage Church of Mesa, Arizona. Geraldine will be dearly missed by those that have known her. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband.