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Gerald Geffen Obituary

GEFFEN, GERALD KENNETH. February 12, 1929-March 28, 2009 Gerald (Jerry) Geffen was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts and grew up in Port Chester, New York. He served in the army during the Korean Occupation. He moved with his parents to Miami, Florida in 1952. Jerry was an active member of Oleeta Masonic Lodge in Miami. Arlene Breslow his first wife, died in 1960. In 1964 Jerry married Rosetta May Kline. With her passing in 2007, Gerald moved to Indiana. Surviving family: Joel Geffen, son; Judy Geffen, daughter; Judy's daughter Christine and Richard; Randolf Rinz, son; Deborah Ann Morris, daughter, with her husband and their children; Rita Geffen, sister-in-law; Mike Geffen, nephew with his wife and their children; Laura Geffen with her husband and their daughter; Audrey Geffen, niece, with her husband and their children; and Bruce Geffen, nephew. His warm smile and love for all his family, along with his artistic creativity, will be cherished forever. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, April 2nd, at Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapel at Mt. Nebo Kendall, 5900 S.W. 77th Avenue, in Miami, Florida. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in his honor to Parkview Hospice, 1900 Carew Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46805. To visit this Guest Book Online, go to www.MiamiHerald.com/obituaries.

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Published by the Miami Herald on Mar. 31, 2009.

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Melanie B. Trexler

March 31, 2009

Dear Judy and Family: I'm so very sorry to hear of your father's death, and wish you and your family well at this difficult time. Judy, I have fond memories of you and your grandparents, the Breslows; I lived a few houses away from them in West Miami, and you and I played together as children when you came to visit them. So, although I am happy to hear of you again, I am sorry it is under these difficult circumstances. Once again, my sympathies to you and yours -- Melanie Blinn Trexler

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