Gerald Geisen

Gerald Geisen, age 86,

of Bottineau, died Satur-

day at a Minot hospital.

His funeral will be held

on Friday at 10:00 am at

the St. Mark’s Catholic

Church in Bottineau.

Visitation will be Thurs-

day from 1:00 pm until

9:00 pm with a prayer ser-

vice at 7:00 pm at the

Nero Funeral Home.

Gerald was born on

January 23, 1930 in Bis-

bee, ND, to John Francis

Geisen and Cecile Albina

Warnke. He was raised

there on a farm with his

two sisters Evelyn Cecile

and Betty Jane. He gra-

duated from Bisbee High

School. He then attended

NDSSC in Wahpeton, ND

from 1948-1950. He en-

listed for the Korean War

on August 8, 1950 where

he served for 10 years as

an aviation mechanic be-

fore being honorably

discharged.

Gerald returned to Bis-

bee where over the next

years he operated a con-

struction business,

sub-carried mail, and

owned and operated a

pool hall. During these

years he also enjoyed fly-

ing his own airplane, an

Aerocona 7AC.

He became a Game

Warden in February of

1968 in Linton, ND. He

married Barbara Olheiser

on October 26, 1968 and

together they raised four

children Francis John,

Sheila Marie, Patricia Ann

and Allan Gerald. He

transferred to Bottineau,

ND in May of 1969 and

worked as a Game War-

den until 1995 when he

retired.

During his career he

helped develop the RAP

program with the Game

and Fish, taught Hunter

Safety and received many

service awards including

Law Enforcement Case of

the Year in

1992.Throughout the

years he was also active in

many various wildlife

clubs.

During his life he en-

joyed many things. Hunt-

ing, fishing, walking with

his dog Lady, reading and

gardening. He also liked

to tinker and build things.

He could repurpose just

about anything. He built a

cabin on Long Lake where

he lived part time. He

spent a lot of time with

his family and friends

throughout the years mak-

ing many memories here.

His greatest pride was

his children and

grandchildren. Once re-

tired, he was very active

in his grandchildren’s

lives. He would attend

ball games, school pro-

grams, and of course take

them hunting and fishing.

You could also find him

playing board games or

dice with them on many a

Sunday afternoon. He

loved spending time with

all of them.

He is survived by: his

sons, Francis Geisen,

Minot ND, Allan (Erica)

Geisen, Wahpeton,ND; his

daughters Sheila (Mike)

Hayes, Minot, ND, Patri-

cia ( Blayne) Graber, Bot-

tineau, ND; grandchildren

Kayla, Kevin, Tasha, Mor-

gan, Taylor and Helena;

great-grandchild Grayson;

his sister Betty (Jack) Cox

Boulder, CO; and

numerous nieces,

nephews and loved ones.

He is preceded in death

by: his parents John and

Cecile, his sister Evelyn

Hermes, his bother in law

Claire Hermes.