Geiger, Alfred J.

GEIGER, SCHMITT, POTTER, REUSH, SHEPERD, VANDERHEYDEN, MAPES, WENZEL, MCCOY

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Date: 11/2/2008 at 13:02:15

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ELIZABETH, Ill. — Alfred J. Geiger, age 81, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A Funeral Service will be held Monday, October 27, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth. Burial will follow in the Lost Mound Cemetery, rural Hanover, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 3-5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 26, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Elizabeth Nursing Home. Online condolences and memorial tributes may be sent to the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com. Alfred was born March 31, 1927, in Cascade, Iowa, the son of Joseph J. and Madeline (Schmitt) Geiger. He attended school in the Hanover area. Alfred was united in marriage to Irma “Jean” Potter on October 14, 1950, at the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hanover. She preceded him in death on June 15, 2003. Alfred served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Alfred farmed his entire life in the Elizabeth and Hanover areas, mostly in Elizabeth. He enjoyed farming very much and was dedicated to his farm. Alfred is survived by one brother, Joseph Geiger of Hanover, Illinois; two brothers-in-law, Johnnie Reush of Elizabeth, and Ed (Katie) Potter of Hanover; two sisters-in-law, Betty (Bill) Sheperd of Hanover, and Mickey (Norm) Vanderheyden of Stockton, Illinois; two nieces, Kathey (Jerry) Mapes of Stockton, and Janet Wenzel of Galena, Illinois; and one nephew, Bill (Teresa) Reusch of Rockton, Illinois. Alfred was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Irma “Jean,” and three sisters, Dorothy in infancy, Lucille Reusch, and Marie McCoy and her husband, Edward. Death date: October 22, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 10/24/2008 - 10/26/2008