Loving wife of 64 years to John Henry Olbermann Jr., “Geri” was a talented writer, artist, and hobbyist. She painted and created Christmas figurines, knitted, and published articles. Geri was a prodigious genealogist and contributed over 400 memorials for friends and family. Daughter of Rocco and Eva D’Amato, she was the only baby girl in the family. Her uncle Cus and Tony doted on her. Early on she helped take on motherly duties towards her younger siblings Marion, Carole, and Donald. She and John were in the same class in elementary school while in the fifth grade. A bookworm, she skipped 2 grades; once in elementary and once in high school. Geri was reintroduced 8 years later to John when he was about to enlist in the Navy in 1943. Geri worked in the same government office as John’s Cousin Connie in Manhattan when she bid John farewell. Geri met John a third time when he returned from the war and it was a charm—they fell in love. Geri and John were married in a Presbyterian church in Staten Island on June 28, 1947. She worked for the dept. of Agriculture during war and after and also in private industry. Geri once worked for the IRS. She was known for having integrity, honesty, empathy, and sympathy and gave of herself generously. She and John lived on Staten Island for many years before eventually moving to Florida. Geri was an excellent example of cheerfulness and regaled others with a newsletter during Christmas with colorful stories of family and a positive attitude towards all. She was a helpmate and a soulmate to John and left a marvelous legacy of love, laughter and joy. One of the last things that really elated Geri was when John called her a “good sport.” She is remembered and missed by many.