Betty Geiger (1918-2008)
GEIGER, CARLSON, STEWART, THIESEN, THATCHER, GIRVAN, RYSTROM, WILSON
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 3/27/2008 at 21:57:02
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, March 27, 2008.
March 29, 1918-Feb. 15, 2008
Betty Geiger (Anna Elizabeth Carlson Geiger), 89, of Ames, died Feb. 15, at Northcrest Health Care Center. A celebration of her life will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on her 90th birthday, March 29, at Northcrest Care Center. In honor of Betty, please pass on her kindnesses to friends and strangers.
Betty was born March 29, 1918, in a Benton county farmhouse near Vinton, to Gus and Bessie (Stewart) Carlson. She married Harlan Geiger Nov. 8, 1936, in Vinton. Ames had been their home since 1945.
She attended Iowa State University and was a member of Collegiate United Methodist Church, Faculty Women's Club, Home Ec Division and Heritage Division
She will be missed by one son, Don Geiger and wife, Mary, of West Des Moines; two daughters, Carolyn Thiesen and husband, Tom, of Olympia, Wash., and Nancy Geiger, of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Scott Geiger, of Minneapolis, Kyle Geiger, of West Des Moines, Dominique Geiger and Darnell Geiger, both of Cedar Rapids, Jeff Thiesen, of Bellevue, Wash., Julie Thiesen, of Denver, Colo., Greg, Regan and Stephanie Thatcher, all of Canada, Rob Girvan, of Dallas, Kathy Girvan, of San Jose, Calif., Dan Girvan, of Minneapolis, and Steve Girvan, of Omaha, Neb.; numerous great-grandchildren; one sister, Ginger Rystrom, of Cedar Rapids; former daughter-in-law, Connie Geiger, of West Des Moines; and a host of family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harlan (2000); one daughter, JoAnn Wilson (1983), and one brother, George (Bud) Carlson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Youth and Shelter Services of Ames, Israel Family Hospice House or Northcrest Foundation.
Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.
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