Vinton--Geraldine Choice Shurtz, age 90, died peacefully February 7, 2010 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton from complications of age. Private committal services will take place at Evergreen Cemetery at a later date.
Geraldine Choice Shurtz was born December 4, 1919 in Greene, IA, to Henry and Emma Graham Druschel. Her parents moved to Vinton and she attended Vinton schools.
She is survived by her son, Dale Stevenson, Los Angeles, CA; daughter, Sharon (Mahlon) Greenzweig, Highland Village, TX; step-daughter, Connie Murphy, Cedar Rapids, IA; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister in infancy and brothers, Dale and Harold Druschel.