Obituary of Geraldine R. Kallman

Geraldine Kallman of the Vasa Park Section of Mt. Olive Twp., NJ passed away on Sunday, May 17th at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 86. Geraldine was born on July 3, 1928 in New Milford, NJ to the late Robert Kelmel and the late Mabel (Casper) Kelmel. She along with her late husband, Kenneth owned and operated the Viking Inn restaurant in Stanhope, NJ for many years. Geraldine was a member of the Vasa Order of American and a member of the Abiding Peace Lutheran Church in Budd Lake. She was a volunteer at Paragon Village but most importantly, she loved and cherished her family. Geraldine is survived by her devoted daughters; Diane Cox and Nancy Drews and her devoted son, Kenneth Kallman and her cherished six grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by her beloved husband, Kenneth in 2007. Geraldine's Life Celebration will include a memorial service to be held at Vasa Park and announced by the family at a later date. All services have been entrusted to the Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home of Landing, NJ. For memorial donations, please consider, Vasa Park, 1 Vasa Drive, Hackettstown, NJ 07840.