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Alice Geller Obituary

GELLER--Alice Podberesky died on May 1, 2009 at the age of 93. She lived a productive, giving, loving and very contented life. She never said a cruel word about anyone and gave love freely and unconditionally. Her mantra for her children was "education, education, education" and they heeded her. She is survived by her son Stephen A. Geller, M.D. and daughter-in-law Kate, her grandson David, and his wife Cathia, her great-granddaughter Lila, her granddaughter Jennifer and her partner, William, and by her younger son, Dennis P. Geller, Ph.D., his partner Alice, and his children Elizabeth and Joshua. Smart, capable and highly conscientious, she received accolades and awards from her youth to beyond her retirement as she volunteered in schools and hospitals to almost her 90th year. She will be greatly missed by family and friends who had the great fortune to know her.

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Published by New York Times on May 6, 2009.

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Janet

January 13, 2026

Remembering Alice. She was my first supervisor , I was a 19 year old shy woman and she became my role model. She retired after my first year in the HQ, MTMCEA Inland Traffic Admin office. I never forgot how she showed me to do my best at whatever I was assigned to do. I remember how she treated me with first aid when my arm was burned from a scalding accident and I carried her influence over the years when I became a teacher. After she retired, I gave her a lladro statue of a young woman in a graceful pose. I am remembering Alice in 1977, this is 2026 and her memory has been a gift as her life was a blessing.

Cathia

May 2, 2024

Alice, I miss you and think about you so often. We clicked from the day we met and I loved you like my own grandmother. I'm so glad you got to meet Lila too. You always used to play "this little piggy went to market" with her as a baby. I wish we had had more time together but the many reminders around the house will keep you close until we meet again. - Love, Cathia

Cathia Geller

May 6, 2009

Alice, you will be missed. I will miss our almost-daily calls, your kind love and affection and all your sweet cards that came promptly on every occasion.

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