Westborough – Geraldine E. (Chamberlain) Samuelson Green Jordan, 97, died peacefully Friday, April 17, 2015 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough, where she was a resident. Her first husband, Philip W. Samuelson Sr., died in 1966; her second husband, Kenneth R. Green, died in 1998; and her third husband, Charles H. Jordan Jr., died in 2012.
Mrs. Jordan was born Feb. 17, 1918 in Westborough, daughter of the late Rachel (Hutchins) and Edward Chamberlain, and attended Westborough schools. After high school, she went to Becker College in Worcester, where she received a secretarial degree, and worked as a secretary for many years.
Mrs. Jordan was a longtime member of the Congregational Church of Westborough, and was active in the Westborough Players Club and the Senior Center, where she sang in the chorus. She loved to sing and dance, and continued singing solos at the “Beaumont Sing-a-Longs.”
She leaves four children, a daughter, Rosemary S. Waszkiewicz and her husband Francis of Worcester; three sons, Philip W. Samuelson Jr. and his wife Marie of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Dana F. Samuelson and his wife Sharon of Westborough, and Mark E. Samuelson and his wife Esther of Vernon, Conn.; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
There are no calling hours and burial will be private. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 1, at 2 p.m., in the Congregational Church of Westborough, 57 West Main St. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Rand-Harper-Pickering Westborough Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Congregational Church Memorial Fund, 57 West Main St., Westborough, MA 01581.
