Geraldine (Geri) Sandra Glendenning

December 6, 1941 - June 11, 2022

Geraldine (Geri) Sandra (neé Chavez) Glendenning, 80 of Connellsville, PA, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022 in her home with her family by her side. Geraldine was born on December 6, 1941, the daughter of Mercedes Chavez and Genero Chavez in Saint Margaret’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. She lived in Sharpsburg with her mother Mercedes, her Aunt Mary, and her grandmother Elisa Maria. She was the youngest of 6 children, Serenia, Barbara, Brenda, Joseph, and Manuel. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Serenia and her brother Joseph. She went to Sharpsburg High School where she graduated as a Wolverine. She married James Lee Johns on August 7, 1965, at Johnny Garneau’s in Pittsburgh, PA. They lived in the country village of Messmore in McClellandtown, PA where they raised 2 children: A daughter born in July of 68, Michaelin Lee Johns, a beautiful little girl with dark raven hair full of ringlet curls and loved by her parents. Eleven years later, a son was born in October of 79, James Jeremy Johns, an adorable strapping dark haired little boy adored by his parents and older sister. They were married 38 years before a lengthy illness took James on June 1, of 2003, with his family by his side. Geri then became a widow. The next chapter of her life began on January 30, 2005, when she married George Alvia Glendenning. Her husband for the next 16 years. He passed away on April 2, of 2021. During the time married to both her husbands, she was a faithful and devoted Jehovah’s Witness, teaching her children and grandchildren along the way. During these years, her children grew up to marry and give her 7 grandchildren: Krystle, Trinidy, Brandon, and Jonathan from her daughter and Dakota, Seline, and Mason from her son. Geri has 6 great grandchildren: Zaden, Zander, Zane, Zaxton, Aurora, Navaeh, and one on the way! We are sure there will be many more to come in the following years! Grandma G. G. as she was called by her grandchildren, will be sadly missed by her children, grandchildren, family, sisters, brother, an amazing abundance of nieces and nephews and the many brothers and sisters she has at the Kingdom Halls of Jehovah’s witnesses. Friends will be received in the DeGusipe Funeral Home and Crematory, Dolfi Chapel, 65 N. Gallatin Ave., Uniontown, PA, Stacey A. Dolfi, FD on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 from 4-6PM. A service will be held in the funeral home at 5:30PM. A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall Carmichaels on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at1pm. Interment is private.