Fifth Generation

198. Bertha PERGANDE was born in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁹⁴ (She may have died before Nov 1973 because she was not listed as a surviving child in the church records of her father's death.)

Bertha PERGANDE and Isidore George "Ike" GEIER were married. Isidore George "Ike" GEIER, son of Basilus Isadore GEIER and Frances A. RONDORF, was born on 6 July 1921 in Jefferson Township, Monroe County, WI.^34,87 He died on 3 December 2004 at the age of 83 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁴

Obituary Notes: "Isidore 'Ike' G. Geier, 83, of Sparta, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center, Sparta.

He was born July 6, 1921, in the Township of Jefferson, Monroe County, the first-born of 13 children to Basilius and Frances (Rondorf) Geier.

He married the former Bertha Schaefer on Sept. 28, 1955, in Sparta. He worked as a farmhand in the Coles Valley, Norwalk and Cashton areas. He then worked as a milk hauler for the former Hiawatha Valley Dairy. He later purchased a farm in Coles Valley.
He served several terms on the Angelo Town Board. For the past three years he was a resident of Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center.

He is survived by his wife, Bertha; eight children, Debra (Perfecto) DeLaLuz, Richard (Debra) Geier, Kathy Geier, May (James) Schwarz, Carol (Eugene) Treu, Linus (Lori) Geier, David (Susan) Geier and Barbara (Ed) Downing; grand-children and great-grand-children, Christina (Lupe) Soto and children, Isaiah, Anastazia, Maria and Jose; Jeremy VonRuden; Manuel "Buzz" (Heather Williams) Perez and daughter, Genessa; David Perez; Naomi (Tom) Hoff and daughter, Chloe; Brittany Geier; Dana Geier; Renee (Luis) Angel and son, Luis; Amanda (Nick Phillips) Schwarz; Erica Schwarz; James Schwarz Jr. and family; Aaron Schwarz and family; Bradley (April) Treu; Melissa (Aaron) Brooks and son Ethan; Lindsey Treu and son Carson; Matthew Geier; Renae (Jamie) Findlay; Heather (Chris) Stelter and children, Morgan and Cammi Stelter; Brandon, Austin and Drew Geier; Patrick Geier; Travis, Kashe and Megan Downing; brothers and sisters, Marlene (Larry) Peth, Helen (Evan) Summerfield, Berdella (Gerald) Butzler, Conalee (Carl) Lewis, Arnold (Mary) Geier and Larry (Myrtle) Geier; three sisters-in-law, Karen Geier, Bonnie Geier and Karen Geier; a brother-in-law, Leonard Von-Ruden; and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Basilius and Frances; three brothers, Wilbert, George and Omer; and three sisters, Adeline (Raymond) Donskey, Irma (LaVern) Von-Ruden and Annabelle VonRuden.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday (today) at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Sparta, with Father James Leary OFM Cap. officiating. burial was in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Sparta.

The Lanham-Miller Funeral Home, Sparta, assisted the family with arrangements.