BAILEYVILLE – Geraldine E. Patterson, 85, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005, at a Calais nursing home. Geraldine was born Aug. 30, 1920, in Baileyville, daughter of the late Gerald and Elva (Cousins) Seamans. She was employed by Wareknitters as a stitcher. Geraldine was a member of People’s United Methodist Church in Baileyville and W. T. Wren Post Unit 23 American Legion Auxiliary of Baileyville, where she was past president and past county president. She enjoyed beano and dolls. Geraldine attended courses on doll repair and was known as the “Town Doll Doctor.” She was predeceased by her husband, Roland Patterson; two children, David and Marina Patterson; three sisters, Wilfred Robinson, Gertrude Seamans, and Grace Harriman; a brother, Dale Seamans; and a great-granddaughter, Pamela Brownrigg. Surviving are her daughter, Gloria Burtt and husband, Mark, of Milford; four sisters, Mary Perry of Florida, Jean Kravas and husband, Bill, of Washington state; Evelyn Aiken and husband, Bruce, of Florida, and Marlene Lord and husband, Gordon, of Florida; a daughter-in-law, Pamela Patterson McGarrigle; five grandchildren, Toni Fawkes and husband, Brian, of Milltown, N.B., Jody Patterson and wife, Nancy, of Bar Harbor, Todd Patterson of Vermont; Karen Burtt and fianc?, Charlie Brown, of Indian Township, and Benjamin Burtt and wife, Erika, of Honolulu, Hawaii; seven great-grandchildren, two special nieces, Lori Diadone of Baileyville and Penny Cross of Charlotte; a special nephew, Alton “Buzzy” Seavey; many other nieces and nephews; and a dear friend, John McArthur of Baileyville. Friends may call 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, for a memorial gathering at her residence, 2133 South Princeton Rd., Baileyville. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at South Princeton Cemetery in Princeton, with Pastor Rolfe Flood officiating. A reception will follow the graveside service at W.T. Post No. 23 in Baileyville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Geraldine’s memory to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais. Friends may pay tribute at www.maysfuneralhome.com