Wisconsin Cook 20 Repl Trans Corps. World War I
Robert A. Geiger, 71, R. 2, Brillion, former Maple Grove town chairman, died Thursday at the Veterans Administration hospital in Madison following a long illness.
A retired farmer, he was born March 16, 1894, in the Town of Brillion, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Simon Geiger, and was married to Lina Ayotte Feb. 13, 1929, at Waukegan, Ill.
A veteran of World War I, he operated a farm in the Town of Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, until eight years ago when he retired.
He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Maple Grove. He was chairman of the Town of Maple Grove for 15 years, was a member of the American Legion Post at Berlin, the Reedsville Wayside Sportsmen’s Club, served on the Fair Board and Civil Defense and held numerous County Board committee assignments.
Surviving are his wife; three daughters, (private); three sons, (private); a sister, Mrs. Richard Vogel, R. 3, Manitowoc; two brothers, Daniel and Peter Geiger, both of Brillion, 25 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday at the Wieting Funeral Home, Brillion, and at 10 o’clock at St. Patrick’s Church with the Rev. Alois Pimeskern, the celebrant of the requiem Mass. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Sunday. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday. Military rites will be held at the graveside.
Sheboygan Press, August 4, 1967 P. 2
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(Note: Birth year in obit doesn't match tombstone)
Robert A. Geiger, 71, R. 2, Brillion, former Maple Grove town chairman, died Thursday at the Veterans Administration hospital in Madison following a long illness.
A retired farmer, he was born March 16, 1894, in the Town of Brillion, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Simon Geiger, and was married to Lina Ayotte Feb. 13, 1929, at Waukegan, Ill.
A veteran of World War I, he operated a farm in the Town of Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, until eight years ago when he retired.
He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Maple Grove. He was chairman of the Town of Maple Grove for 15 years, was a member of the American Legion Post at Berlin, the Reedsville Wayside Sportsmen’s Club, served on the Fair Board and Civil Defense and held numerous County Board committee assignments.
Surviving are his wife; three daughters, (private); three sons, (private); a sister, Mrs. Richard Vogel, R. 3, Manitowoc; two brothers, Daniel and Peter Geiger, both of Brillion, 25 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday at the Wieting Funeral Home, Brillion, and at 10 o’clock at St. Patrick’s Church with the Rev. Alois Pimeskern, the celebrant of the requiem Mass. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Sunday. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday. Military rites will be held at the graveside.
Sheboygan Press, August 4, 1967 P. 2
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(Note: Birth year in obit doesn't match tombstone)
Wisconsin Cook 20 Repl Trans Corps. World War I
Robert A. Geiger, 71, R. 2, Brillion, former Maple Grove town chairman, died Thursday at the Veterans Administration hospital in Madison following a long illness.
A retired farmer, he was born March 16, 1894, in the Town of Brillion, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Simon Geiger, and was married to Lina Ayotte Feb. 13, 1929, at Waukegan, Ill.
A veteran of World War I, he operated a farm in the Town of Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, until eight years ago when he retired.
He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Maple Grove. He was chairman of the Town of Maple Grove for 15 years, was a member of the American Legion Post at Berlin, the Reedsville Wayside Sportsmen’s Club, served on the Fair Board and Civil Defense and held numerous County Board committee assignments.
Surviving are his wife; three daughters, (private); three sons, (private); a sister, Mrs. Richard Vogel, R. 3, Manitowoc; two brothers, Daniel and Peter Geiger, both of Brillion, 25 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday at the Wieting Funeral Home, Brillion, and at 10 o’clock at St. Patrick’s Church with the Rev. Alois Pimeskern, the celebrant of the requiem Mass. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Sunday. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday. Military rites will be held at the graveside.
Sheboygan Press, August 4, 1967 P. 2
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(Note: Birth year in obit doesn't match tombstone)
Robert A. Geiger, 71, R. 2, Brillion, former Maple Grove town chairman, died Thursday at the Veterans Administration hospital in Madison following a long illness.
A retired farmer, he was born March 16, 1894, in the Town of Brillion, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Simon Geiger, and was married to Lina Ayotte Feb. 13, 1929, at Waukegan, Ill.
A veteran of World War I, he operated a farm in the Town of Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, until eight years ago when he retired.
He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Maple Grove. He was chairman of the Town of Maple Grove for 15 years, was a member of the American Legion Post at Berlin, the Reedsville Wayside Sportsmen’s Club, served on the Fair Board and Civil Defense and held numerous County Board committee assignments.
Surviving are his wife; three daughters, (private); three sons, (private); a sister, Mrs. Richard Vogel, R. 3, Manitowoc; two brothers, Daniel and Peter Geiger, both of Brillion, 25 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday at the Wieting Funeral Home, Brillion, and at 10 o’clock at St. Patrick’s Church with the Rev. Alois Pimeskern, the celebrant of the requiem Mass. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Sunday. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday. Military rites will be held at the graveside.
Sheboygan Press, August 4, 1967 P. 2
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(Note: Birth year in obit doesn't match tombstone)
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