Geisinger, LaVerne (1912-2011)
GEISINGER, JENKINS, HINDE, MILLER, CORNISH, CHRISTENSEN, PETRILLA, NAKAYAMA, BEAN
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 1/8/2011 at 13:09:59
LaVerne Geisinger
August 28, 1912 - January 01, 2011Storm Lake, Iowa
LaVerne Geisinger, age 98, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died January 1, 2011, in Storm Lake.
Genevieve LaVerne Hinde Jenkins Geisinger was born on a farm near Early, Iowa, on August 28, 1912, to Richard Franklin and Lulu Pearl Hinde. She graduated from Early High School in l929 and attended Iowa State Teachers College, now the University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls for two years.
On December 3l, l931, she married William Boyd Jenkins. They had three children: Patricia Faye, Ronald (Ron) Richard, and William (Bill) Neal. When her children went to college, she started work as a bookkeeper for Iowa Automatic Gas Company, remaining there until her retirement.
While living in Early, she was active in the Early Methodist Church which she joined at an early age. A member of the United Methodist Women and the Early Federated Woman's Club, LaVerne served as president of both organizations as well as in many other offices. For many years, she was the anonymous author of a feature column in the Early News. Her husband Bill died in 1984.
In 1989, she married Gilbert Geisinger and moved into his home in Storm Lake. After she moved to Storm Lake, she attended the United Methodist Church there. Gilbert died in November 2000.
Whatever the game, Bridge, Cribbage, Pitch, Scrabble, or a Crossword Puzzle, LaVerne loved sitting at the card table waiting for the action to begin. Those who sat across the table knew LaVerne as a determined competitor. If any of them managed to win, a rematch would soon follow. She was a member of several bridge clubs and at the time of her death was still an active member of two of them. She also enjoyed her flowers and arranging them.
Her house was always open for family, friends, and even strangers. She loved to entertain, and she hosted many family celebrations and parties for any occasion. From verse to newspaper columns, LaVerne had a love and talent for writing. Her latest effort was a Christmas 2010 poem she wrote for her children and grandchildren just a few days before her death. Her greatest joy was her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Wilma Hinde, Joyce Miller Cornish and Mildred Christensen; her daughter, Pat Petrilla and two stillborn great-grandsons; both husbands; and her special friend, Wayne Higley.
Left to mourn her departure are her sons: Ron, and his wife, Eleanor, of Mitchell, South Dakota, and Bill, and his wife, Becky, of Augusta, Georgia; a stepdaughter, Mary Nakayama, of Del Mar, California; a stepson, Lee Geisinger, of Odebolt, Iowa; nine grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; two great-great granddaughters; a sister, Frances Bean, of Storm Lake, Iowa; many nieces and nephews and step-grandchildren; and her special friend, Patti Jenkins.
Visitation: 5-7:00 p.m. January 06, 2011, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, Iowa
Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. January 07, 2011, at the United Methodist Church in Storm Lake, Iowa
Interment: January 07, 2011, at Early Union Cemetery in Early, IowaCopyright © 2011, Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home
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