Emma Geist
October 21, 1914 ~ June 28, 2008
Served by: Luce, Luze & Reck Funeral Homes
Emma Geist, 93, of Faulkton, passed away, Saturday, June 28, 2008 at the Faulkton Healthcare Center.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, July 3, at the Wecota Hall with Rev Gregory Hinners officiating. Burial was in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Wecota. Visitation was held from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Luce Funeral Home, Faulkton with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service.
Emma Forkel was born on October 21, 1914 to Matthew and Christina (Hahnaman) Forkel at Alfred, North Dakota. She was educated in rural schools near Eureka.
On March 11, 1934 she married Emil Geist in Eureka. Together they made their home in the Eureka area until moving to Faulkton in 1946 where they farmed until Emil’s death in 1994. Emma then lived with Morris and Sharon Geist on the farm until 2002 at which time she went to be with her daughters Darlene of Rapid City from May 2002 to 2004 and then Shirley in Hill City for three months before entering the Beverly Healthcare Center in Ipswich for one year. Following this Emma entered the Faulkton Healthcare Center until the time of her death. At that time she was the oldest living member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Wecota.
Emma’s life was centered around her children and her love of the farm where she raised chickens and helped her husband with the farm work.
Emma was known for her famous egg sandwiches and long johns. She was especially fond of doing jig saw puzzles, embroidery, making quilts for her grandchildren and painting.
Those left to cherish Emma’s memory are her children: Harold (Dolly), Faulkton, Alice (Charles) DeVoss, Warner, Darlene Roseland, Rapid City, Morris (Sharon), Cresbard and Shirley (Jay) Skillingstad Masten, Hill City; twenty four grandchildren; fifty seven great grandchildren; sixteen great-great-grandchildren and two sisters: Annie Geist and Martha Smith both of Aberdeen.
She was preceded in death by her husband Emil; her parents; three brothers: Matthew, Bill and Emil and five sisters: Hulda Job, Hilda Gensburg, Tillie Rosin, Marie Lout and Lena Lindamen.
Luce Funeral Home of Faulkton has been entrusted with Emma's arrangements.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, July 3, at the Wecota Hall with Rev Gregory Hinners officiating. Burial was in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Wecota. Visitation was held from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Luce Funeral Home, Faulkton with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service.
Emma Forkel was born on October 21, 1914 to Matthew and Christina (Hahnaman) Forkel at Alfred, North Dakota. She was educated in rural schools near Eureka.
On March 11, 1934 she married Emil Geist in Eureka. Together they made their home in the Eureka area until moving to Faulkton in 1946 where they farmed until Emil’s death in 1994. Emma then lived with Morris and Sharon Geist on the farm until 2002 at which time she went to be with her daughters Darlene of Rapid City from May 2002 to 2004 and then Shirley in Hill City for three months before entering the Beverly Healthcare Center in Ipswich for one year. Following this Emma entered the Faulkton Healthcare Center until the time of her death. At that time she was the oldest living member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Wecota.
Emma’s life was centered around her children and her love of the farm where she raised chickens and helped her husband with the farm work.
Emma was known for her famous egg sandwiches and long johns. She was especially fond of doing jig saw puzzles, embroidery, making quilts for her grandchildren and painting.
Those left to cherish Emma’s memory are her children: Harold (Dolly), Faulkton, Alice (Charles) DeVoss, Warner, Darlene Roseland, Rapid City, Morris (Sharon), Cresbard and Shirley (Jay) Skillingstad Masten, Hill City; twenty four grandchildren; fifty seven great grandchildren; sixteen great-great-grandchildren and two sisters: Annie Geist and Martha Smith both of Aberdeen.
She was preceded in death by her husband Emil; her parents; three brothers: Matthew, Bill and Emil and five sisters: Hulda Job, Hilda Gensburg, Tillie Rosin, Marie Lout and Lena Lindamen.
Luce Funeral Home of Faulkton has been entrusted with Emma's arrangements.
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