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Geraldine Schreiner Obituary

HERRIN -- Geraldine Dolores Schreiner, 82, passed away at 4:54 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2013, in Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin.

Geraldine was born Nov. 3, 1930, in St. Louis to Clarence and Geraldine (Wilker) Dawson.

She married Raymond "Jug" Schreiner, and he preceded her in death June 5, 2006.

Geraldine was a home-maker and had a strong Christian faith.

Survivors include daugh-ters, Jan Lynn Sprout, Karen and Mike Vanelli and Tracy Dee Flood; grandchildren, Matt and Julie Sprout, Tammy and Kevin Sander, Andrew Vanelli, Gabriel Vanelli and Ezra Burgess; and great-grandchildren, Bailey Vanelli. Mackenzie Sprout, Zachary Sprout, Kyleigh Sprout, Nathan Sprout, Kynlie Sanders and Jakob Sanders.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and two brothers, Clarence Dawson and Ronald Daw-son.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Davis Prairie Cemetery, east of Marion. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery.

Blue Funeral Home in Marion is in charge of ar-rangements.

For more information or to sign the guest register, visit www.bluefuneralhome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Arizona Republic on Jul. 2, 2013.

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mark schreiner

July 3, 2013

Love y'all

jane schreiner

July 2, 2013

Jan, Karen,Traci and all...I know your hearts are heavy, as are ours..Your mom was a spark and bright light..She loved to laugh, and make others laugh with her..I can remember her with our kids..just trying to get them to laugh...My biggest thing for DeeDee tho is "Babe"...Hey Babe, what you doing?, Aww Babe, it will be ok....Thinking and praying for you all..mark and jane schreiner

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