Jeanne Alice Geissinger

November 01, 2019

Jeanne Alice Geissinger

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Jeanne Alice Geissinger 98, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2019 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, IA.

Jeanne was born July 17, 1921 to Anna and Peter Hansen. She grew up in Manly, Iowa with six brothers and sisters, Dorothy, Esther (who died at birth), Loretta, Margaret, Eugene and Kenneth. She graduated from Manly High School and eventually met and married Richard Keith Geissinger on April 1, 1944.

Jeanne was amazing secretary. She was accomplished in shorthand and was an excellent speller. She could type 80 words a minute on a manual typewriter! She retired from Brown Winnick Law Firm three times – at ages 83, 85, and 86 due to the company calling her back for her great expertise.

She will be remembered for her sense of humor, strong faith in the God she loved, her sharp wit, and because of her sound mind until she passed away, keeping track of all her investments and accounts.

They lived in Des Moines, IA and were a blessed couple until Richard’s death in 2007. From that union they had three children, Dennis Keith and his wife, Barb, Linda Jeanne and her husband Jerry Richard Peel, and Scott Richard and his wife Janet Ann.
Jeanne had six grandchildren, Jodi, Boomer, Matt, Brett, Heather, and Adam; and 11 great-grandchildren, Samantha, Victoria, Zoe, Katie, Cooper, Gracie, Owen, Georgia, Hazel, Kailyn, and Monroe.

Jeanne was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, her son, Dennis in 1992 and all her siblings.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 5-7 p.m., also at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society or the Alzheimer’s Association in loving memory of Jeanne. Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

Now she gets to enjoy Richard, Dennis and her family and friends in heaven. What a way to end her wonderful journey!

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