DARIEN, Conn. Geraldine Viohl Primm of Darien died Sept. 1 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford after a seven-week illness. She was 83.
The daughter of Anna L. and Richard Viohl, Primm was born March 19, 1929, in New York City. She spent her childhood in Pelham Manor, N.Y., where she lived with her mother, brother and grandmother.
She attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where she met her husband of 53 years, Robert Primm. She graduated from George Washington University after transferring to be closer to Robert during their courtship.
Primm also received a degree in interior design from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. An oil painter and watercolor artist, she enjoyed taking classes at Darien Community Association and with various community groups. She was also a runway model for Lord & Taylor in New York for a number of years.
She and her husband settled in Darien and they shared a lifelong love of the water, beaches, Long Island Sound and vacationing in Antigua, Nassau and the Jersey Shore. They spent many weekends water-skiing and boating with their daughters.
Primm was a charter member of the Darien Country Club and a lifelong member of the Darien Boat Club. She volunteered for Meals on Wheels, the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society over the years. She was also a member of the Noroton Presbyterian Church. Primm lived at Edgehill in Stamford for the last 10 years.
She was predeceased by her husband, Robert, 12 years ago. Primm is survived by three daughters, Deborah Primm (John III) Mills, of Brookside, N.J., Pamela Primm (Stephen Jr.) Zangrillo, of Darien and Stephanie Primm of Bedford, N.Y.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Noroton Presbyterian Church in Darien. Edward Lawrence Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Noroton Presbyterian Church, 2011 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820, Connecticut Hospice, 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405, or Stamford Hospital Foundation, 1351 Washington Blvd., Suite 202, Stamford CT 06902.
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