Georgenia Sue Cresanta was born in Albany, Calif., the fifth child of Walt & Dorothy Fore. She lived the majority of her life in Contra Costa County, making her final
earthly home in Pittsburg. In 1964 at the age of 16, she married Jim Cresanta and graduated in 1966 from Clayton Valley High School in Concord. Since that time she relished her job as a wife, mother, and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother John Fore, whom she loved deeply. She is survived
by three sisters Cathy Verstraeten, Julie Backer, and Jill Shreeve, two brothers Fred and Marty Fore and a myriad of nieces and nephews.
She leaves behind her best friend and husband Jim as well as a legacy of offspring.
Her most treasured accomplishments are son Rob Cresanta and daughter
Rebecca Leiss (Troy), grandchildren Anthony, Alex (Erica), Andrew, and Abigail Cresanta and Josh, Noah, Sarah, and Elijah Leiss, and her pride and joy great-grandson
Baby Alex Cresanta. At the end, she finally found the one thing she'd always been searching for – peace in the arms of Jesus. In the presence
of her family and pastor,
Georgenia was escorted to glory on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.Family, friends, and church family are invited to a funeral
service on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 10am at Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Concord, followed by a burial at Oak View Memorial Park in Antioch, finishing with a reception back at the church.