Geri Ellingson

Geri Ellingson was born in Roseville, California, on the first day of spring 1930 to Ethel and Walter Saathoff, a railroad man. Her nickname was ‘Kicky,” though she was a little shy compared to her older sis Frieda. She loved her family’s succession of pet cats, all named “Cat-Cat,” and her many lifelong school friends.