Valerie Klara Dilley, 78, passed away peacefully at her residence on March 14, 2023.
Valerie was born on February 3, 1945 to the late Karl and Maria Geyer in Saitz, Czechoslovakia. She was raised in Mannheim, Germany before migrating to the United States in 1967 where she raised five children in Augusta, Georgia. In 1981, Valerie received her GED and went on to work for The Place at Deans Bridge for 32 years as a cook and then dietary supervisor. In 2016, Valerie received her United States Citizenship and in 2020, she voted for the first time as a US citizen.
Valerie is preceded in death by her son, Frankie. She is survived by four other children, Robert, Donna, Eleanor and Carla; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren and by many other family members living in Germany.
