Rochelle

Deborah L. Geralds, 61, broke free from her earthly chains and went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 14, 2015 in Rockford, Illinois. Debbie was born March 4, 1953 in Rochelle to James T. and Betty L. (Manning) Williams. She married Donald Geralds February 18, 1983 in Rochelle. She worked as a production planner for Caron International. Debbie was a member of Harvest Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her father, James Williams.

Debbie is survived by her husband, Don, four sons: Jeff (Kim) Geralds of Sylvania, OH, Donnie (Annamaria De Pace) Geralds of Polway, CA, David (Lora) Geralds of Golden, CO and Michael (Johana) Geralds of Rochelle; her mother, Betty White of Rochelle, two brothers: Gary (Brenda) Williams and Stanley (Mary) Williams both of Rochelle and eight grandchildren: Emily, Isaiah, Connor, Tucker, and Michael James Geralds, Danielle Martinez, Eternity Garza and Marinia Vazquez.

The memorial service will be at 11:00 A.M., Monday, January 19, 2015 at Crossroads Community Church, 3301 N. Rte. 251, Rochelle with Pastor Duane Boehm of Harvest Baptist Church officiating. The visitation will be just prior to the service from 9:00 to 10:45 A.M. The family requests memorials be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.