Geraldine Frances Roberts
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Geraldine Frances Hutchins Roberts passed away July 31, 2025, at her home in Forest City after an extended illness.
Born July 4, 1940, she retired from White Oak Hospital after a decades long career in nursing.
She was predeceased by her sister Joyce Hutchins Pittman.
She is survived by her brother James Hutchins and wife Betty; two sons John Roberts and wife Jennifer, Charles Roberts and life partner Lynn Coggins; daughter Dorothy Alice Roberts; and three grandchildren.
Roberts graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1977 where she earned a bachelor's degree in nursing. She also graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 1982 where she earned a master's degree in nursing. She also served as a past president for the North Carolina Nurses Association.
A Memorial Service will be held 1 PM Saturday, August 16, 2025 at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 398 N Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 with The rev. Toni Balhu officiating.
In lieu of flowers, to honor her memory, the family requests gifts be made to the Geraldine Frances Hutchins Roberts Memorial Fund with the nursing department at Isothermal Community College Foundation, P.O. Box 804 Spindale, NC 28160.
Online condolences may be made at www.crowemortaury.com.
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