Geraldine Wolfe Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Geraldine Wolfe, age 85 of Algona, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society in Algona. Mass of the Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 10:30 AM at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Algona with Rev. Ed Girres and Rev. Gerald Jorgensen celebrating. Burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery in Algona. Visitation will be held on Tuesday at St. Cecelia Catholic Church at 9:30 AM until the time of mass. Geraldine Catherine Wolfe, daughter of Charles and Catherine (Kisch) Kollasch, was born on March 21, 1932 in Whittemore, Iowa. Geraldine graduated from Presentation Academy in Whittemore, Iowa in 1950. On May 24, 1955, Geraldine was united in marriage to Thomas Wolfe in Whittemore, Iowa. The couple raised their two daughters in Algona where they also owned the Algona Vault Service for 44 years. Geraldine was a member of St. Cecelia Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening, watching and feeding birds and camping. Left to cherish Geraldine’s memory is her two daughters Lori Miller of Algona and Debra Wolfe of Algona; two grand-dogs Sugar and Oliver; sister, Patricia (James) Elbert of Algona and brother, Richard (Ellen) Kollasch of Princeton, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Tom in 2014; sisters, Mary Jorgensen and Florence Farrell and brothers, James, William and John Kollasch. Memorials may be made in Geraldine’s honor to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 60 E 56th St Fl 8, New York, NY 10022.

Geraldine Wolfe

March 21, 1932 - December 7, 2017