Geiger, Gwen Basinger (1908-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 9 Jul 1987 p. 11

Birth date: 1908 March 21, Bluffton, Ohio
Date of Death: 1987 April 3, Bluffton, Ohio

text of obituary:

GWEN BASINGER GEIGER

Gwen Basinger Geiger was born March 21, 1908, in Bluffton, Ohio, the daughter of Elmer and Caroline Schumacher Basinger. She died of a heart attack April 3, 1987, in Bluffton.

She was united in marriage to Laverne Geiger on Jan. 1, 1935. He died in 1985.

She was a teacher in the Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools for 18 years.

Survivors include one son, David of Apple Valley, Minn.; two daughters, Elizabeth Geiger of Bethesda, Md., and Anne Oliphant of Ranch Palos Verdes, Calif.; and four grandchildren.

Transcribed by Ralph Shetler, Oregon

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MLA Personal Photos Collection

Biographical note:
Bluffton, Ohio
Daughter of Elmer and Caroline (Schumacher) asinger
Married Laverne David Geiger 1935 January 1
Teacher -- Maryland

Bethel alumni note:

Photo holdings:
See Elmer Basinger for family photo

Sources:
Find A Grave 63434991