IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Fred A.
Geranen
October 27, 1937 – April 29, 2013
Obituary
Fred A. Geranen, 75, of Custer, SD, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2013, at the Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, SD, after a hard fought battle with cancer.
Fred was born on October 27, 1937, to John A. and Emma (Groop) Geranen at Frederick, SD. He was raised on the family farm and went to school in the Frederick area, and graduated from Northern State University in 1971. Fred served in the US Army from 1957 until his honorable discharge in 1958. He married Juanita Bonde Dahl on December 26, 1958, in Aberdeen, SD. He retired from the US Postal Service as the Superintendent of Postal Operations in Aberdeen on October 1, 1992.
Fred was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Aberdeen, a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge (Aberdeen #38 and Custer #66), a 33 degree Mason with the Scottish Rite (Aberdeen), a Past Associate Guardian of Job's Daughters in both Aberdeen and Custer, a member of the Custer Friendship Chapter, O.E.S., and a Past Potentate of Yelduz Shrine Temple in Aberdeen. Upon completing his term as Potentate, Fred and Nita retired to Custer. He was a member of the Custer Community Church, the Custer City Masonic Lodge, and a member of the Naja T's in Custer. During the summers, he worked for the Custer State Park Resort Company at Sylvan Lake and the Blue Bell Resort.
Fred is survived by his wife, Juanita 'Nita' of Custer; two sons, Gary (Barbara) Geranen of Ladysmith, WI; Jon (Marie) Geranen of Waukee, IA; two daughters, Cheryl Smith of Custer; Lisa (Jim) Lee of Aberdeen; eight grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; two sisters, Betty Schmich of Portland, OR, and Carol Rozelle of Concord, CA.
He is preceded in death by his parents,
Fred spent many years of his life in service to others, and will be dearly missed by many. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Shriner's Hospital for Children or the Custer Community Church Building Fund.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Custer Community Church with Pastor Bill Comfort officiating.
Fred was born on October 27, 1937, to John A. and Emma (Groop) Geranen at Frederick, SD. He was raised on the family farm and went to school in the Frederick area, and graduated from Northern State University in 1971. Fred served in the US Army from 1957 until his honorable discharge in 1958. He married Juanita Bonde Dahl on December 26, 1958, in Aberdeen, SD. He retired from the US Postal Service as the Superintendent of Postal Operations in Aberdeen on October 1, 1992.
Fred was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Aberdeen, a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge (Aberdeen #38 and Custer #66), a 33 degree Mason with the Scottish Rite (Aberdeen), a Past Associate Guardian of Job's Daughters in both Aberdeen and Custer, a member of the Custer Friendship Chapter, O.E.S., and a Past Potentate of Yelduz Shrine Temple in Aberdeen. Upon completing his term as Potentate, Fred and Nita retired to Custer. He was a member of the Custer Community Church, the Custer City Masonic Lodge, and a member of the Naja T's in Custer. During the summers, he worked for the Custer State Park Resort Company at Sylvan Lake and the Blue Bell Resort.
Fred is survived by his wife, Juanita 'Nita' of Custer; two sons, Gary (Barbara) Geranen of Ladysmith, WI; Jon (Marie) Geranen of Waukee, IA; two daughters, Cheryl Smith of Custer; Lisa (Jim) Lee of Aberdeen; eight grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; two sisters, Betty Schmich of Portland, OR, and Carol Rozelle of Concord, CA.
He is preceded in death by his parents,
Fred spent many years of his life in service to others, and will be dearly missed by many. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Shriner's Hospital for Children or the Custer Community Church Building Fund.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Custer Community Church with Pastor Bill Comfort officiating.
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