Geraldine B. Weis

Geraldine B. (Judi) Weis, age 75, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 26, 2009, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Weis was a 1952 graduate of Sylvania Burnham High School, Sylvania, Ohio, and then graduated from Warner’s Beauty College in 1958. She operated Judi’s Beauty Shoppe in the county from 1958 until her retirement in 1997. Judi was one of the organizers of the Bryan Chapter of the Ohio National Hairdressers of America, in which she held the office of secretary-treasurer for two years, and was a former member of the Welcome Club in Bryan, Ohio. She and her husband, Mel, moved to Montpelier in 1963, where she became a member of the First United Methodist Church, Idle Knotts Club, and was a past president of the Eagle Creek Garden Club, which started the beautification garden at the edge of Moore Baseball Park in Montpelier. Judi was the owner of Standardbred Horses and held memberships in the United States Trotting Association and in the Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan Racing Associations. She received the Conservation Award honoring her for her years of service. Judi was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, who loved to spend time with her family and friends. She was also an avid sports fan, especially when her family was playing. Geraldine B. (Judi) Weis was born on January 26, 1934, in St. Charles, Missouri, the daughter of William and Virginia (Vaughn) Lynch. She married Melvin Weis on May 17, 1953, in Sylvania, Ohio, and he survives. Mrs. Weis is also survived by two daughters, Pamela (Joe) Duprey, of Kirkville, New York, and ChrisAnn Miller, of Montpelier, Ohio, one son, Scott (Sandi) Weis, of Caledonia, Michigan, her grandchildren, Aaron, Logan, and Lindsee Jo Weis, Ethan Duprey, Briana, Ashtin, and Braden Miller, and two great-grandchildren, Austin and Halle Weis. She was preceded in death by her parents, her stepfather, Wayne Phillips, and one son, Gerald "Jerry" Weis. Visitation for Geraldine B. (Judi) Weis will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00 P.M. in the Krill Funeral Home, Edon, Ohio. Services will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at 10:30 A.M. in the Krill Funeral Home, Edon, Ohio, with Reverend Clayton J. Bailey officiating. Interment will follow in Edon Cemetery. Memorials in the name of Geraldine B. (Judi) Weis may be given to the Pastoral Care Unit of St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, the American Heart Association or the American Arthritis Association.