Geraldine H. Elthorp Obituary

We are sad to announce that on August 19, 2023, Geraldine H. Elthorp of Frankfort, New York, born in Utica, New York passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Geraldine H. Elthorp to pay them a last tribute.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Oliver Wendell Gonyea and Eva P. Gonyea (Rapavi); her former husband Peter Kravec; her husband Richard "Dick" Elthorp; her daughter Patti Anne Coffin (Adam); her brother Pete Kravec; her stepchildren, Richard Elthorp, Jr., Jeffrey Elthorp, Danielle Geter and Chad Elthorp; her grandchildren, Michael, Zachary Mahl, Samantha Kimball and Brandon Schaffer; her great grandchildren, Fae and Colton; her siblings, Judy Applegate (Don), Pauline Bunce, Mary Allen (Dave), Laurie White (Jim) and David King (Pat Reinhardt); her aunts, Pauline Stemmer and Charlotte Shumway (Tom); her close friend Bonnie Cool; her friend John Kravec; and her close friend Honeybun. She was also cherished by her several nieces; nephews; great-nieces; great-nephews; and cousins; 3 Godchildren.

In lieu of flowers, as an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be made to the Herkimer County Fair Association (for the Gerry and Dick Elthorp Scholarship), c/o Patti Anne Coffin, P.O. Box 4, Frankfort, NY 13340, or, (her favorite Veterans Organization), VAMC, Albany-Stratford, GPF 1328 Adaptive Sports, attention Volunteer Services, 113 Holland Ave., Albany, NY 12208.