Geraldine Mae Gross, 89, formerly of East Lakeshore Drive, Lake Lanier, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills in Landrum.
Born in Detroit, Mich., she was the daughter of the late John E. and Elizabeth Rembert Thiede. She was first married to Charles Gross, who died in l974, and later to James Gross, who died in 2003.
She was raised in the Detroit, Mich. area and attended Wayne State University.   Geraldine moved to this area in 1981, coming from St. Petersburg, Fla. She lived on Lake Lanier from l981 to 2004 prior to moving to LaurelHurst in Columbus.
She was a homemaker who enjoyed travel, cooking, reading, card playing, fishing and her flowers. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Tryon.
Surviving are: a son, Charles D. Gross (Marise) of Marquette, Mich.; a stepson, James “Jimmy” Gross (Marilyn) of Santa Ana, Calif.; four grandchildren, Angela S. Swarthout (Gary) of Wilton, Calif.; Nicole C. Gross-Owens (Scott) of Beaver Creek, Ohio; Curtis E. Goss (Katie) of New Berlin, Wisc. and Michelle Gross of Altamonte Springs, Fla; four great-grandchildren, Olivia, Hailey, Elizabeth and Charlotte. Also surviving is a daughter-in-law, Joan Gross of Milwaukee, Wisc. She was preceded in death by a son, Terry Gross, who died in 2011.
Memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2 in the LaurelHurst dining hall, with Pastor Tom Olson officiating.
Memorials may be made to the bell tower fund of Trinity Lutheran Church, 3353 Hwy. 176 N., Tryon, N.C. 28782.
An on-line guest register may be signed at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com.
McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.