- Date Of Birth: May 28, 1948
- Date Of Death: September 8, 2022
- State: Connecticut
Geraldine “Gerry” (Velk) Sledjeski, 74, of Willimantic, CT passed away peacefully on September 8, 2022. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Marie (English) Tobin.
She is survived by her three daughters: Karen Williams and her husband Richard of Franklin, CT, Christina Shoemaker and her husband Herb of Milwaukee, WI, and Dawn Velk of Willimantic, CT, and her grandchildren: Katlyn Velk, Hannah Shoemaker, Amber Plourde, Alyssa Williams, Kaylee Williams and Colin Plourde. She was predeceased by her first husband Bruce Velk and second husband Vincent Sledjeski, Jr.
The family would like to especially thank her caregivers Jackie, Veronica and Gregoria, along with the staff at Woodlake at Tolland for all of their kindness and compassion for Gerry over the years and in her final days.
