Geraldine M. Grabe 74 of Ormond Beach passed away on Wednesday March 10th 2010 at Florida Hospital Ormond Beach. She was born September 6th 1935 in Buffalo NY. She graduated from Catholic High School and Buffalo Vocational School as a Draftsmen. She worked for Bell Aircraft Buffalo NY and North American Aviation; Downey CA. While working in Augsburg Germany she met and married Capt. Gary S. Grabe a US Army Aviator of Ormond Beach on September 6th 1962 at a Chapel in Infantrie Kaserne Augsburg. They returned to Ormond Beach in 1964. Geraldine enjoyed reading painting and being a good homemaker and devoted mother. She is survived by her loving husband Gary S. Grabe of Ormond Beach FL son Scott (Vickie) of Vero Beach FL Daughter Tara (Clint) of South Daytona Beach FL and sister-in-law Lauren Losson of Boca Raton. At her request a service will not be held. "A Celebration of her Life" will take place at Mario's Restaurant on Tuesday March 30th from 6pm until 8pm followed by a burial at sea. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in her honor to the either St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at www.StJude.org or Halifax Humane Society www.halifaxhumanesociety.org. Friends may send condolences to www.LohmanFuneralHomes.com. Arrangements are under the careful direction of Lohman Funeral Home Ormond.