Geraldine Malott

Name:    Geraldine Malott                           Age:    79
Address:    Astoria, IL
Date of Death:    Sunday, May 10, 2015         Time:   8:40 a.m.    
Place:        Snyders Vaughn-Haven Nursing Home, Rushville, IL
Date of Birth:     October 22, 1935         Place:    Tamaroa, IL
Parents:    Thaddeus and Martha (Bednarkiewcz) Zielinski
Married:    Frank Edward Piotrowski, Sr. on May 15, 1954 in Tamaroa, IL.  He preceded her in death on February 4, 1983.  She then married Harold Malott on December 22, 1984 in Pinckneyville, IL.  He survives.
Survivors:    Husband-Harold Malott of Astoria, IL
        Son-Stephen Piotrowski of Tamaroa, IL
        Daughter-Julia (and Raymond) Bathon of Pinckneyville, IL
        Daughter-Deborah (and Steven) Kellerman of Tamaroa, IL
        Daughter-in-law-Donna Piotrowski of Tamaroa, IL
        Step-Daughter-Teresa (and Scott) Burget of Rushville, IL
        Step-Daughter-Beverly (and Gary) Taylor of Rushville, IL
        11 Grandchildren, 7 Great-Grandchildren
        Sister-Shirley (and Edward) Walker of Sparta, IL
Preceded by:      Son-Frank Edward Piotrowski, Jr., Brother-Alexander Zielinski, and
          2 Sisters-Leona Molitor and Josephine Majewski
Occupation:  Housewife.  She also worked at Mallory in Pinckneyville, IL and for Blue Bell Packing House in Duquoin, IL.  She later became a Registered Nurse and was Director of Nursing at Pinckneyville Community Hospital’s Skilled Care Unit.   
Military:         No
Memberships:   St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tamaroa, IL and the Catholic Daughters of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Tamaroa.  She was a member of the St. Rose Catholic Church in Rushville, IL for the last 20 years.  She loved to play cards, especially pinochle, and visit the casinos.  She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.  She enjoyed crocheting, yard sales, bargain hunting, and shopping for shoes.
Services:       To be announced
Place:          Searby Funeral Home, Tamaroa, IL
Officiating:    
Visitation:          5-7 pm Wednesday, May 13th at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria, IL
Interment:     Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Tamaroa, IL
Memorials:      American Cancer Society
Services By:      Shawgo Memorial Home, Astoria, IL. Online condolences may be given            to the family at www.shawgomemorialhome.org