Ann (Gibbons) Geranen

November 14, 1934 - October 19, 2011

Ann (Gibbons) Geranen of Cadillac passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at her home. She was 76. She was born on November 14, 1934 in Detroit to Francis J. & Ruth A. (Richardson) Gibbons and they preceded her in death. Ann was a devoted charge and private duty nurse following in her mother\'s footsteps (who was a military nurse). She had also volunteered a lot of her time to her family, community and church and was instrumental in bringing the Divine Mercy Devotion to both St. Ann Catholic Church and St. Stephen\'s Catholic Church. On May 2, 1959 in Detroit she married Franklin D. Geranen and he survives her along with their children: Maria (Tom) Burger of Muskegon, Gary Geranen of Traverse City, Regina Barnes (Earl Clark) of Manton, Joseph (Mary) Geranen of Kingsley, Marquerite (Fred) Dorrell of Broken Arrow, OK, Roseann (Michael) Watkins of Loveland, CO, Michael (Emily) Geranen of Little Rock, AR, and Christine (Darrin) Lonas of Cadillac; 23 grandchildren; 2 great grandson; and a sister, Marguerite Giusti of Rhode Island. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers: Bernard, Jerome and Mark Gibbons. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 24, 2011 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Cadillac with Reverend Father Francis J. Murphy as celebrant. The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Cadillac. Friends may meet the family from 5-7 PM Sunday with the rosary prayed at 7:00 PM at the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ann School or to the family. An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com.