Norman Richard Geiger, 01 Oct 1933 - 06 Jun 2025

GEIGER, SCHWALBE, PITZ, LINDGREN, SLUSHER, O’KEEFE, FORTUNER

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 6/18/2025 at 13:57:13

Norman Richard Geiger was born October 1, 1933, in Amana, Iowa, the son of Harry A.
and Johanna (Schwalbe) Geiger. He graduated from Amana High School in 1951 and
then attended Iowa State University, where he was a member of the Adelante Fraternity.
Norman served honorably in the United States Army, spending over a year of his
military service stationed in Karlsruhe, Germany. On June 16, 1956, he was united in
marriage to Rosemarie Pitz at the Amana Church. Except for his time away at college
and in the Army, he was employed by Amana Farms from the time he was a teenager
until he retired in 1995.

He dedicated many years of service to the Amana Volunteer Fire Department. He also
served on the Colonial Manor of Amana board of directors and spent a three-year term
as a director with the Iowa County Cattlemen’s Association. He belonged to the Amana
Heritage Society and was a lifelong member of the Amana Church Society.
Over the years, Norman found joy spending time in the Amana timber mushroom
hunting; participating in a bowling league; playing cards with friends, either at the river
cabin or in a couples’ bridge club; planting, tending and harvesting a large vegetable
garden; attending home and away Iowa football games; travelling to Colorado in the fall
and Florida in the winter; going to his grandchildren’s activities; and relaxing in his
reclining chair reading newspapers and watching Chicago Cubs baseball games. In
recent years, visits and phone calls from his family and friends brightened his days.
When his health began to decline a few years ago, he and Rosemarie lived briefly at
Stoney Point Meadows in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He moved to Colonial Manor of Amana
in February, 2023, which is where he passed away on June 6, 2025 at the age of 91.
Drawing on his Chrisian faith, he was ready to leave the ills of this world behind and
enter into eternal life.

He is survived by his wife of nearly 69 years, Rosemarie of Middle Amana, Iowa; his
son, Stuart (Amy) Geiger of Cedar Rapids and their children Hanna (TJ) Lindgren of
Colorado Springs, Colorado, Benjamin (Anne) Geiger of Urbandale, Iowa and Olivia
Geiger of Cedar Rapids; his daughter, Elaine Geiger of North Liberty, Iowa and her
children Allison (fiancé Samuel Slusher) O’Keefe of Alexandria, Virginia, Kurtis O’Keefe
of Lone Tree, Iowa, and Erin O’Keefe of Chicago, Illinois; his great-grandchildren,
Carter, Connor and Brendan Lindgren of Colorado Springs and Hallie and Ava Geiger of
Urbandale; his brother-in-law, Harold Pitz; his sister-in-law, Lauren Fortune; and his
nephews, Stephen Geiger and Scott Geiger. He was preceded in death by his parents;
his brother and sister-in-law, Harlan and Margaret Geiger; and his beloved
granddaughter, Emily O’Keefe.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the Amana
Church, 622 45 th Avenue, Amana, Iowa. Burial will follow in the High Amana Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 16, 2025, at the Amana Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the University of Iowa Dance Marathon
in honor of Emily O’Keefe or the Amana Church Society. Powell Funeral Home in
Marengo is caring for Norman and his family. Messages and tributes may be left
at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.

Published in The Gazette on June 11, 2025 and in The Hometown Current on June 18, 2025.