Geraldine M. Yarko, 82, of Northampton, died March 19, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. She was the wife of the late Samuel J. Yarko Jr.

Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Stella (Hagenauer) Vandegrift.

She was a secretary for Sacred Heart Hospital until she retired in 1994.

She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bath.

She is survived by two daughters, Donna Marie and Michele and her husband Anthony Janny; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Edith Gaughan and Ruth Emery; a brother, John Vandegrift; nieces; and nephews.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Susan Jane Yarko; a great-grandson, Ryder; and a sister, Kathleen Williams.

Services are private.

Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 150 Monument Road, Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, 19004.

Arrangements were made by Reichel Funeral Home Inc., Northampton.