Geraldine Knight

Geraldine Knight NORFOLK - Geraldine Alice Ritz Knight, 85, passed away Aug. 26, 2008, in Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center. A native of Mason City, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lillian Ritz. She retired from civil service. She taught stained glass and mosaics at the Visual Arts Center and was an active member of the Senior Center on 21st Street in Norfolk. She is survived by her five children, Richard Eugene Knight, Irene Knight Rice and husband William, John Edward Knight and wife Robin, Jeffrey Paul Knight and wife Anna and Barbara Louise Walls and husband Mark; eight grandchildren, Jody Brouwer, Stephanie Werner, Christopher Smith, Karl Saunders, Sean Knight, Shannon Knight, Heather Walls and Kimberly Walls; nine great-grandchildren and a host of neighbors and friends. A funeral will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, with the Rev. Michael Spears-Jones officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Friends of Titustown, 7545 Diven St., Norfolk, VA 23505. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.