Geisinger, Bruce W. (1923-2008)
GEISINGER, SAMSEL, QUIGLEY, SMITHEY, DIRKSEN, CHIZEK, FARRENKOPF, BROWN, ANDERSON, THOMPSON
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 1/10/2010 at 14:06:59
Bruce W. Geisinger - Sept. 29, 1923 - Feb. 19, 2008
Bruce W. Geisinger, age 84, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center at Cherokee, Iowa.
Bruce Weldon Geisinger, the son of Oren S. and Fern L. (Samsel) Geisinger, was born at Cornell, Iowa, on September 29, 1923. Bruce lived his youth and received his education in the Cornell area, graduating from the Cornell High School.
Bruce was united in marriage to Colleen Frances Quigley in the First Lutheran Church at Jackson, Minnesota, on February 7, 1953. The couple was blessed with five children: Ron, Kurt, Eric, Marcia, and Beed.
Bruce loved the land and devoted himself to the farming vocation his entire lifetime. Bruce and Colleen farmed in the Linn Grove and Sioux Rapids areas during their married life. In addition to his grain farming, Bruce also raised milk and stock cows. He was a very successful farmer and received awards for high corn yields and also for his milk cows.
Bruce was a baseball enthusiast and even into his adult years, he still participated in the sport. When he could no longer play baseball, he still enjoyed watching the games. He also enjoyed hunting, especially turkeys, and will be remembered as a hard working man with a commendable work ethic. Bruce had a love for music and could quite possibly have been the biggest John Denver fan ever. Bruce was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Sioux Rapids, where he had been a Sunday School teacher. He also had driven a school bus for several years.
Among those who will always cherish his memory are his children: Ron and Sonya Geisinger of Linn Grove, Iowa; Kurt and Debra Geisinger of Linn Grove, Iowa; Eric and Ann Geisinger of Peterson, Iowa; Marcia Smithey of Dimock, South Dakota; and Beed and Heather Geisinger of Sioux Rapids, Iowa; his grandchildren: Brandy and Todd Dirksen, Rhiannon and Matt Chizek, Lee John Geisinger, Samantha Farrenkopf, Zamara Geisinger, Eli Geisinger, Todd and Heather Geisinger, Jonathon Geisinger, Jason Geisinger, Shena Geisinger, Jake Smithey, Jeff Smithey, Taylor Geisinger, Austin Brown, and Clayton Geisinger; his great-grandchildren: Nathan, Tyler, Lauren, and Anna Dirksen, and Cooper Chizek; his sister and brother-in-law, Norma and Don Anderson of Sioux Rapids, Iowa; other relatives and a host of friends.
Bruce was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Colleen, on November 8, 2004; his son-in-law, Eddie Smithey; his grandchildren: Emily and Andrew Geisinger, and Nickolas Geisinger; his great-grandchildren, Bailey Geisinger and Matthew Chizek; one brother, Gerald Geisinger; and one sister, Ruth Thompson.
Funeral Services for Mr. Geisinger will be held on Friday, February 22, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery at Sioux Rapids.
Visitation will take place on Thursday, February 21, 2008, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids, where the family will be present during that time. The Sliefert Funeral Home of Sioux Rapids is in charge of arrangements.
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