Obituaries

Marie Geiger

Marie Geiger

BRIGGSVILLE  --  Marie Geiger, age 78, of Briggsville, died on Thursday, November 27, 2008 at Divine Savior Healthcare Hospital in Portage.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 1, 2008 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Briggsville, with Fr. Jim Murphy presiding.  Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, Briggsville.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at the Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home in Portage, and on Monday at the church from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

Marie was born on July 6, 1930 in Briggsville, the daughter of  Roy and Elizabeth (Taylor) Cleary.  She was united in marriage to William Geiger on September 17, 1949.  Marie was a tailor for J.C. Penney Co. for over 30 years.  She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Briggsville.  Marie was active in many organizations in the Briggsville area, including the Red Hat Society and the American Legion Auxiliary, where she was historian.  Marie loved working on family genealogy.

She is survived by her husband, Bill;  two children, Bill (Carol) Geiger, Jr., Menomonee Falls, and Barb (John) Foss, Menomonee Falls;  her son-in-law, Al Dryer, Portage;  four grandchildren, Terry (Andrea) Perschbacher, Colgate, WI, Joshua Dryer, Portage, Ashley (Rich) Nielsen, Pardeeville, and Erika Geiger, Menomonee Falls;  four great-grandchildren, Emily and Nathan Perschbacher, Jeremiah and Harlan Nielsen;  her brother, Jim (Mag) Cleary, Briggsville;  her sister, Mary (Maurie) Zick, Briggsville;  her sister-in-law, Carole Cleary, Portage;  other relatives and many close friends.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter, Debbie Dryer, a sister, Margie Cleary, and a brother, Joe Cleary.

 

 

 

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