Catherine Regina Geffs' Obituary
Geffs, Catherine R, born Queens NY 1955 died December 26, 2023, at Morton Plant Clearwater after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by a brother Terry Kaminski. She is survived by her husband of over 50 years, Carey. Their daughter Stephanie Geffs (Gary Swerske). Four grand kids and two great grandkids. Christopher (Roman ggrandchild), and Kayla all of TX. Kaeylynn (Malakai ggrandchild) and Zyrinka all of NM. A brother David Kaminski (Cathy) OK, a sister Mary McClimon (Mike) a niece Sydney all of Fl, and a nephew Cory of IL.
“Kay” as most people knew her was an air Force wife but not in the traditional sense. While Carey was stationed at Barksdale AFB in the 80’s she was volunteering with the Shreveport PD with her tracking dog a German Shepard named Shadow (which she had trained) along with her partner on the force Mike where they had many interesting tracks over the next few years. After leaving Shreveport they were transferred to Michigan where they built a home and rode out the cold winters there for a few years.
When Carey retired from the Air Force and started working in the private sector, they moved to Texas to be near their daughter and grandkids. She started raising Golden Retrievers and trained them to be therapy dogs and started volunteering for Therapy Dog International. In 2013 They moved to Florida to be near our dying mother, here she continued her volunteering for Therapy Dog International and Hospice up until the pandemic. In lieu of flowers please consider donating in her name to, The American Cancer Society, Hospice or Suncoast Animal League.
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