Geraldine Brown Plezia, lately of Horizons Living Center in Brunswick, on January 3, 2018 finally used up the last of what she liked to refer to as her nine lives. She determined that she had nine lives because she had been married four different times and was pre-deceased by all of her husbands, Roscoe F. Giles, Orson J. Delano, Ralph G. Orrill and Edmund Plezia.
Born in Bangor, Maine on January 6th in 1921, Geraldine graduated from Hamden Academy in 1938 at the age of 17. Over the years Geraldine had a number of jobs in the food service industry, at the Hyde Windlass Company and in the medical profession. Among her high points were the time that she spent as a professional baker, and owning and operating the Villa By The Sea at Ocean Point. She was also very involved in saroral and charitable endeavors having served as President of the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church Guild, Co-President of the Boothbay Harbor Couples Club, Vice President of the Brunswick Emblem Club Number 323 and Crafts Leader for 21 years in the Anna Miller Circle of the Stuart / Jensen, Florida Elks Lodge, dedicated to raising money for the local crippled childrens’ hospital.
Geraldine is survived by her son David Eugene Giles of Brunswick, Maine and daughter Diane Delano Robertson of Ft. Pierce, Florida and her grand children Julie Yates Breen, Lisa May Hibl, John Yates (previously deceased), Jessica Giles, Stacey Dougherty, Heather Isherwood and Amanda Coyle. She also has numerous great-grand children.
Per Geraldine’s wishes there are not to be a memorial service or public interment.
Those wishing to acknowledge her passing are encouraged to make donations in her name to the charity of their choice, in lieu of sending flowers.
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